hi all im looking for some information with regards to how much exercise does a mastiff need ive been told 30 mins a day and not sure if this is correct.

A mastiff or a bull mastiff? Your title says one breed and your post another! And what age?

sorry it was a bull mastiff i forget sometimes that i need to put the bull in

im looking to get a young dog not necessarily a puppy but im prepared to look at older dogs as well i thought 30 mins a day didnt seem a lot  for a big dog

> i thought 30 mins a day didnt seem a lot  for a big dog

Size of dog doesn't really have to be your yardstick.  All dogs, whatever breed, are supposed to have 5 minutes exercise per month of dogs age.

So a 3 month old pup would need walking 15 minutes a day.  That is 7 1/2 minutes there, and 7 1/2 minutes back.  The larger breeds can be over exercised with lasting damage to bone growth.  Bear in mind that a puppy would be playing a lot and racing round the garden at home, so will soon need a long sleep.  :-) 

I'm sure that breeders of larger dogs will soon be along to give you excellent advice.

>All dogs, whatever breed, are supposed to have 5 minutes exercise per month of dogs age.

That's only while they're growing, of course; and it's per walk, not per day. Growing pups need to go off-property two or three times a day for socialisation and habituation purposes, and for the larger breeds this means walking, because they're too heavy to carry!

There's an adult bullmastiff near me and I always see her running round the park, often after  a ball and they can be out for AGES so in her case 30 minutes would no way be long enough.

thanks i thought 30 mins a day seemed to be a bit low, i have always had gsd's and was looking for another breed that would fit in with 2 young grandchildren (who are on the robust size and clumsy) and from what i have seen the bull mastiff looked like a good choice, we dont mind being out in the weather but as im getting on a bit dodgy knees lol, i want a dog that does not need hours of exercise, and as i do a lot of walking, taking the children to school takes me about 30 mins each way i was concerned that would be too much for the dog but if the dog can cope with more than 30 mins i think that i will look into getting a bully. thanks everyone for your input and help