are bull mastiffs allowed to walk up and down stairs?i read somewhere that it puts to much strain on their legs and can result in injury problem is my pup sleeps upstairs and while she can be carried at the moment i dont fancy carrying her when she is fully grown lol.any information will be gladly received please

No Bully pups should not be allowed up and down stairs it will do untold damage to their legs and hips.

ok what obout when they are older

hi,
    In fairness i would keep upstairs"out of bounds" for your bully,
1, to show your dominance over him/her,this is your space
2,to prevent problems with joints,this also goes for when he is older too!

                                sam

best i fit a stanna stair lift for her i think.

Its not wise to let them run up and down stairs even when adult as they are still prone to doing damage as they are a large breed.I do not allow any of mine go upstairs let alone sleep upstairs. Why do you insist that she sleeps upstairs? I think that you are going to create more problems for yourself and your dog even if  you

carry on this way. What on earth do you want a stair lift for her.

the stair lift was a joke lol why not upstairs she doesnt chew anything up stairs and she doesnt go toilet up stairs.my border collie has allways had the run of the house with no problems she sleeps in her bed beside mine.what problems do you mean

If you continue to let her have the run of the house and sleep upstairs the chances are she will become dominant and want to be top dog, it is better to prevent the problem occuring now whilst she is still young rather than trying to rectify the problem once its happened at a later stage. 

        paxo

hi maysea,
               At the end of the day shes your dog and its up to you,if you already have a collie you should be no stranger to dogs!!!!!!
Each individual dog is different,and we can only talk from our experiences!
Regards the stairs i can imagine how awfull you would feel if she ever became lame or developed hip problems because of the stairs,in my opinion it just aint worth it!!
Also going off my experiences,our 1st bully we treated like a princess,she had/did everything and what a overpowering brat she became!!!!!we soon learned our lesson on WHO SHOULD be the boss.We have 3 altogether now and i can honestly say the other 2 are golden,they are loved and worshipped but they KNOW their place(and that is underneath the family and the kids)
Zena(our eldest) still tries it on but having the 3 of them now,i aint standing for it and most of the time she knows that!!!
Bullmastiffs are such wonderful creatures BUT for everyones sake(dog included)they need to know their place! because they can be real buggers if you let them!
Good luck,

                                 sam

But there is a difference between a dog who knows his place because his owners are consistant and fair, and a dog whose perceived as 'dominant' because the owners change the rules every day. 

completely agree!!!it did take me a while to figure that out in the beginning!!!!but as they say older and wiser:)

You guys are missing the point. As a batchelor I don't let me dogs upstairs-less hoovering, hurrah! :-)

Goodness - what words of pure wisdom from a man :D :D :D

Daisy

Thank you, I have my moments! :-)

i have a staffie who is 10 months, shud she not be allowed to run up the stairs?  she has been allowed to use the stairs since she was about 5 months old when i fell down the stairs tryin to carry her! oops.
anyway, we live on the first floor so there is no option but to go upstairs.  Will this affect her joints in the future?

By 10 months old Jenny, her bones will be solidifying so there is little chance of doing damage. I never allow my Labradors on the stairs until around six months. But then make sure they dont run on the stairs or jump off before the bottom until around a year.

Regards, John

We are the same John ,however we carry them up and down the stairs when very young and have a baby gate
across the landing at night and one in the hall in the daytime so they cant get upstairs unsupervised.
Sheila.

Goodness....my Staffies charge up and down the stairs!!!! they are 9 and 8 mths!!

should I stop it now or is the damage already done?

Bondiflops   mine goes down the stairs about 6 times a day but never up them because we carry her upstairs to wash her feet so you're not the only one

Up puts the weight on the hips, down on the shoulders. It's quite possible you have done no harm, I just don't want to take that chance. Because mine are working dogs they are going to have to work very hard in their lifetime so it's imperative that there is no damage done in the formative years.

Regards, John