My name is Meg!

Extra special loving home needed for this super sweet girl! If interested in her please read this bio on her very carefully. Meg needs a very special home, but we know that this home is out there, and this dog is so worth the work and time needed to bring out the best in her. We LOVE this dog and she wins over everyone who meets her. Meg has numerous supporters; she is a dog that touches your soul. Meg is gentle and sweet and so calm…she is a total love of a dog and she is so trusting, even though up until this point, there hasn’t been much for her to trust.

This is Meg and she is a 3yr old Mastiff who has had a rough start to her life so far. Meg is small for a Mastiff, she’s only about 70lbs and will probably top out around 75-80lbs. She was living a life of total neglect as a puppy mill breeding dog and this lack of nutrition and care probably contributed to her stunted growth. Thankfully she managed to escape and ended up in a rural pound where we found her. Meg was found in a near starvation state and was so scared. Meg is a very submissive, gentle, and kind dog and we absolutely knew that we could make her life so much better and that she deserved to know love and kindness and care. Meg will never again know cruelty, abuse or neglect. In our care she is flourishing and we know she will make a great dog for someone who is loving and patient and willing to continue working with her to show her that people can be kind and life can be happy and carefree.

Meg’s physical condition has improved, she has gained a lot of weight and muscle tone and the dry, dead fur is shedding out and soon to be replaced with shiny, healthy fur. Now we are working through her emotional wounds. Meg is very shy, having only experienced cruelty; she has learned that people are to be feared. What drew us to Meg though is that she still has hope. In her kennel at the pound she started out cowering in the back but as the days went by she inched to the front and her she would watch what we were doing very intently. When we went into her kennel Meg would sit quietly and accept our pets and returned this kindness with a gentle stare as if almost a “thank you”. We absolutely knew that Meg hadn’t given up, she wants to be friendly and loving, it’s in her nature. Meg’s soul is that of a happy, loving dog and we were determined to bring that out. Thankfully Meg is young and has her whole life ahead of her to experience joy and happiness. We are proud to say she is on her way to forgetting her past and she’s looking forward to a great future.

Meg didn’t know what a leash was when we got her. We had to carry her out of the pound as she wouldn’t walk and she was terrified. She panicked and would cower when the leash went on. We’ve had Meg only a short time, and now she is joining us on walks, walking proudly on her leash, sometimes to the point where she pulls so we’ve had to start using a Gentle Leader head halter on walks to teach her to walk properly. She seems to really enjoy the walks, she loves to run in long grass and he has bursts of energy where she just wants to run with a huge smile on her face. We love those moments, they show true joy and the inner Meg breaking out. These moments are happening more and more often. Since the introduction of her super happy and energetic Vizsla foster sister Meg’s inner joy has been bursting out in long sessions of play and running around the yard. Playful wrestling matches are even witnessed between these two. Meg has also started to become curious about the toys and has been seen holding onto a rope toy or chewing on a Nylabone for a bit. She still doesn’t seem to know exactly what the toys are about, but her curiosity is piqued. Her biggest love is lying on her mat in from of the woodstove; she stretches right out and seems so contented. This makes us so happy!

Meg is now housetrained but still needs to be closely monitored and taken out regularly. She had no idea about even being in a house initially, let alone how to ask to go out, so we were pleased that she caught on so quickly. Meg is also completely crate trained and seems to quite like the peace and comfort of her crate. We crate her at night and whenever we leave the house and she willingly goes in. Of course the treats she gets every time she goes in her crate don’t hurt. Meg LOVES food of any sort.





Another huge surprise for us was Meg’s reaction to the dogs in her foster home. We were prepared for Meg to be fearful of dogs due to her past, but amazingly Meg has no issues with dogs at all, in fact it’s the total opposite, Meg loves her foster dog siblings and gravitates to other dogs wherever she goes. We are actually insisting on a forever home for Meg that has another dog as we feel a lot of the rapid progress we are making with Meg can be contributed to her copying our dog’s behaviours and following their lead. She is even playing with our dogs now and has such joy in doing so. She even initiates play at times. Having another well behaved and friendly dog in the home will benefit Meg greatly. She’s also been exposed to cats and is not aggressive with them. She pretty much ignores them. She would be fine in a home with cats. Meg is not being fostered with children. We do not feel a home with kids would be a good fit for her right now. She needs to gain confidence and needs a quiet and calm household in which to flourish. Meg can become scared and anxious with noise and excitement and a home where children live or visit regularly would be too stressful for her. She needs a quiet, calm home with patient and loving people where she can continue to adjust to the life of a house dog in a stable environment. We are looking for a home for Meg that has a secure, fenced yard. Because she is fearful we cannot risk her escaping so a solid fenced yard is required and her family needs to understand that extra measure need to be taken to ensure that Meg is never allowed to be loose outside of a fenced in area. We are careful around doors, and always make sure she is leashed before opening a door to take her out. We keep her leash on her in the car so that we can grab it first thing when we go to take her out. Thankfully Meg does not try to bolt out of doors or the car so these are really just precautions, but necessary precautions. Better to be cautious and have our girl safe, then get sloppy or careless and have her escape.

Meg is loving and gentle and such a beautiful brindle girl. Meg needs a family willing to take on the responsibility of a “power breed” and will make sure she grows to be a great representation of her breed. Meg is a real looker and everyone who meets her comments on how pretty she is. Meg’s new owners need to be patient in exposing her to new people. Meg is shy, but she does like people and if approached at her level she will sneak over for pets and sometimes even give shy kisses. When we first got Meg we had to leash her to us as the enormity of being in a house with strangers was overwhelming for her. As the days and weeks progressed we went from having her leashed to us, to having her baby gated in the room with us, to now having no restrictions on her at all. She used to cringe in fear when we approached her and now she approaches us and will lay her head on our laps and just want to be petted. Meg LOVES affection and craves a kind touch. You could pet her all night; she would stand there and take it all in. She just loves the kindness and love that comes with being petted. A good butt scratch is a favourite of hers as well!



Meg is VERY food motivated so we offer her lots of treats for her brave moments and for training. She is currently attending obedience school and needs a family willing to continue this with her. Meg is not attending to learn tricks or skills; she is there at this point for socialization only. She has only just recently learned to “sit” and that is after 5 weeks of school, but what she has learned is that she can be ok in a room full of dogs and people, that strangers approaching often have treats and are kind, that car rides to and from school are fun, that the world is a big, sometimes scary place but that she is ok in it. Because Meg is a shy dog, fearful even at times, she needs people who understand that the last thing she needs is sympathy and reassuring pets when she is scared, she needs a confident leader who will show her that she doesn’t need to be afraid. Meg does best with confident people. She feeds off of the energy you put out there. If she is coddled and soothed when she is fearful she will never conquer her fear and will only worsen. We celebrate her brave moments and this is when she gets all kinds of pets and cuddles. This is what we are working on with Meg, in classes and in her foster home, and she is doing great with this training. We need a family for her that will incorporate this and continue with Meg on the course we have started with her to help her gain confidence and live a full life.



Meg will require a family committed to working with her and who understands that it will take time for her to trust and settle into her new home. She would be best in a rural setting or small town but a quiet subdivision would work as well. She will not do well in a busy urban setting or a subdivision full of activity. Meg does best with calm and quiet. Noises and activity make her nervous. She is a work in progress, but she’s worth it! You will see progress every day, we do. You will get tears in your eyes when you see her smiling as she bounces around the yard, having fun. Your heart will melt when she rests her head on your lap and looks at you with those gentle eyes that say “thank you.” There will be set backs and these can be frustrating, it seems with the fearful dogs you take 2 steps forward and 1 step back a lot of the time but you will be making progress. You will be proud of her accomplishments like we are. We’ve only had her a short time and she’s come a LONG way. Meg’s horrible past is gone and she’s looking for a happy future with a loving family. We love having Meg in our home and find her quiet an easy dog to love and care for now that she is settled in. We absolutely know that there is a perfect forever home our there for her; someone patient and kind and willing to work with her and allow her to settle in and be content. Meg will be the best dog you’ve ever had, she is that special.



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