I swear he's a very sweet, gentle soul. Who could eat your Buick.

This is the part that gets me. EEP!

Needs tartar control toothpaste..

Could this be the goul dog from Ghost Busters? lol Great shot!

I swear he's a very sweet, gentle soul. Who could eat your Buick. by the mighty jimbo.

We put on the flash, toss the ball, and see what we get.

We use these photos to keep the kids in line. Behave or Titan will eat you.

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giddygirlie says:

this is the scariest picture I have EVER SEEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE. This is the stuff nightmares are made of. (although I'm sure doggy is actually very sweet. here, doggy, have a treat. or my wallet.)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Tara Kelly Photography says:

Jesus!!!! (Holdiing my throat) I would be scared to death if I ran into a face like this..hahahahaha. Great capture!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

annastars says:

drool monster!!!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Yankees Man says:

Daddy's little boy.............
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Tomozo- says:

~~~whine~~~~~~!!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

pintavelloso says:

JAWS!!!! Look at those Chompers!!! Great Catch!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Artamnesia says:

this is the scariest picture I have EVER SEEN IN MY WHOLE LIFE.
Hahahahaha
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Jimbo3DC says:

Kisses!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

delinquent debutante says:

Hilarious.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

RottieLover♥ says:

Ha! Ha! Hilarious Shot!!!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Corey (xblankx) says:

Yikes.

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Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

xjyxjy says:

Jesus! Cerberus Lives! Wow....
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

just plain erica says:

Wikkid! I'd like several dogs like him in my yard!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

veloopity says:

what a ... erm ... cutie :-)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Secgeek06 says:

Thats a great shot.... I'm glad I'm not at the drool end of it :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

LucaPicciau says:

...fear... !!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

schnauzer says:

that's so wrong!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

janoid says:

This is the BEST!!!
What a frightening face!!!
(though I'm sure he's "very sweet..." :)
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Goldschleife says:

There is no dog owner in the world, who would say that his "cutie" is n o t sweet…
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

ricolikesbikes says:

What did you tell him to make him angry like this? And what do you tell him to stopp?
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

The Naked Artisan says:

amazing and creepy
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Laurent Filoche says:

Oh my god, this is alien 6 !
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

andy f2.8 says:

Titan!! Good puppy...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Gordon_str says:

From BBC news -
"Ellie Lawrenson was mauled to death at her grandmother's house in St Helens on Monday. Post-mortem tests revealed she died of severe head and neck injuries.

Her grandmother was badly injured in the attack by the pit bull terrier-type dog, which was later destroyed."

The little girl's family who described her as "A little angel" are devastated.

Worth thinking about?
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

the mighty jimbo says:

gordon,

no.

a. titan is not a pit bull or bully breed dog. he is a french mastiff.

b. after 35 years of being around large dogs (including pits) i can tell you with all certainty, that there is no such thing as "a little angel" that kills kids. that dog was never ever a little angel, probably was extremely dominant, raised without exercise or discipline, and possibly was severely abused. our dogs are none of those things.

c. this is not a photo of a dog being vicious. this is a photo of a dog trying to catch a squeaky rubber ball tossed into the air, and the picture snapped right as he leaps for the ball.

d. i think that after 35 years of responsible dog ownership with large breeds, and four children and five grand children and hundreds of childhood friends and guests with zero injuries, my parents have a handle on raising safe, friendly, loving dogs.

e. the biggest worry a child has in our house is getting titan's tail to the head as he wags with such enthusiasm.

f.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Gordon_str says:

Thank you for your polite and detailed reply.
You are obviously very experienced in these things. I am not.
It was a case of my seeing your photos of children with the dogs and not knowing about you or your dogs I wanted to raise the question having been concerned by the BBC report.
You have shown me the reassuring reality of your situation. Thanks.
Gordon.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

marselus1976 says:

Beast Beast Beast !!! Dizgusting dog but good shoot :)
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

kaska_starczewska says:

wow !!!!!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

the mighty jimbo says:

that dog is far from disgusting. he's gorgeous and a beautiful example of his breed. he just has loose lips.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

fuzzylightbulb says:

that is just freekin awesome....
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

pacalaga says:

makes me want to smooch him.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Jenny Murray says:

This is the most awesome thing I have ever seen!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

mauigirl52 says:

Love your dog. We have a pitbull terrier who also has a tremendous set of jaws. When she yawns her tongue sticks out so far it's amazing...She too is gentle as can be, will let anyone do anything to her.

Good reply to the person who posted about the pitbull attack. I never trust any of those stories that say things to the effect of "the dog was always fine and it just snapped one day." There are always reasons.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

zombiegrl95 says:

Great pictures of a gorgeous dog!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Yankees Man says:

Here's another one of Titan showing his true temperment.

For more Titan photos: www.flickr.com/photos/26158860@N00/sets/72057 594060986833/
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Jeff Milner says:

cool photo.

p.s. I came here via Dooce.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

horsedreamer says:

via Dooce

and I am all the way behind you regarding temperament and dogs that "snap." If a dog didn't tell you it was going to kill you, you just plain weren't listening and were doing something wrong to to make the dog want to.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

cazaroonie says:

He's gorgeous! I wish I had a decent enough camera to be able to take photos like this of my dogs.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

stephfuqua says:

gorgeous dog and great capture. french mastiffs are cool dogs.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Kitty Loves Japan says:

Your dog is gorgeous, even in all his scary ball catching teethiness!

Can I just add, that good dogs do snap.

I was mauled by a family pet who was the picture of loving sweetness and cuteness and gentleness - until the day he decided my face was delicious and went the chew. I almost lost an eye and had over 100 stitches in my face and skull. I still have a dent running down my skull where one of his canines scraped off the bone.

Good dogs DO maul - but it's very rare, and only in some breeds.

You won't find a documented account of a French Mastiff EVER mauling someone unless that dog was maltreated.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

the mighty jimbo says:

pixelkitty, i'm very sorry to hear that. it's tragic that you had to endure such an attack. i have heard of some of these stories. thankfully, i've never seen one.

however, i have to ask, regardless of how sweet, was the dog dominant? did it have any checkered past? many people mistake dominance as sweet and loving. including people with lots of dog experience. when a dog climbs on you, lays on you, etc. lots of that behavior seems loving, but much of it can also be dominance. as with human behavior, most dog behavior has a reason or a source or a trigger. i just wonder if in fact there was an underlying source.

i hope you are still comfortable with dogs, and i am very glad you are ok. thanks for sharing your story.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Kitty Loves Japan says:

The dog was not dominant, was well trained. Came from an excellent breeder and had been to obedience training all it's life. He was 4.

As a German Shepherd, he was not a lap dog - he was extremely good with children and strangers.

The vet, who sadly destroyed the dog after the attack (Council and Law did it before I'd even gotten out of surgery), ventured that pheremones might be what triggers seemingly placid dogs to attack family members (or even complete strangers). It's an interesting theory.

We just need to remember that dogs are not people, they do have completely natural instincts to protect, defend, hunt and even kill somewhere deep in their doggy brains. (cats have the same instincts, so don't think your kitty bites you because he loves you, he might be trying to taste you :P)

I am not comfortable around large dogs at all now. They still terrify me. But I can totally see the cuteness and lovability of other's pets in photos :)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

steve n sheila says:

Got one of my own (see my icon). Imagining waking up to this regularly. It makes the whole day better, since nothing that's going to happen that day will have sharp teeth and look like red death.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

owntwohands says:

Waugh, that's scarier than waking up in the middle of the night to glowing cat eyes two inches from your face! It's even better with the comparison pics of how gentle Titan normally looks.

Found this pic via Dooce too!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

525,600 minutes says:

Pixelkitty, I wouldn't worry so much about cats trying to bite us to taste us. We're too big to make suitable prey for them, and they know that ;) Though, you are right, cats do have the same instincts, which is why my cat will just freaking *claw* at my skin if I'm doing something that scares her. Such as holding her while opening the door to the outside world (she's scared of outside), or carrying her down the steps of the basement (the stairs are dark, and probably look like a black hole to her...I think :/).

My current cat is incredibly mellow. She has *never* scratched me with intent to harm. She's nipped at me only 3 times in the 11 years we've had her. And before she nipped at me, she warned me with like 15-20 growls and maybe 2 or 3 hisses. She just loves people. She likes to sit in your lap (though, she'll sort of knead...well, tighten and loosen her claws while she's sitting, and that hurts, but she's not doing it with intent to hurt), and she loves taking naps with me. She has her own pillow, and actually the only times she's ever *truly* hurt/annoyed me is when she kneads at my hair. And it's my own fault that she does that, because I don't have the heart to teach her not to do that. Usually, I just pick up her frontal body and make it face away from me.

And this dog is all the awesome! :D It would've scared me when I was younger, and now I totally want to send my friends this link and scare the crap out of them with it! :D
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Yankees Man says:

For all those who like the loveable Titan shots, here's the latest.

For more Titan photos: www.flickr.com/photos/26158860@N00/sets/72057 594060986833/
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Nic07 says:

He's so smooshy!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

DragonFly Studio says:

Ack, what a photo. What a face. Looks like a big fat sweety pie. Nuthin' like a doggie with a big, blocky head!

Our Amstaff (aka: pitbull) Buster has been with us for almost 11 years and is 2 years older than the oldest of my 3 children. He's the best doggie and loves everybody.

I agree with everything you've said about raising dogs, particularly larger dogs with dominant temperaments.

FYI, linked to this crazy photo through dooce.com
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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

absolutely small says:

Gyahh! That is so scary!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

explosive laughter says:

he looks like one of the evil gargoyles from ghostbusters.

in other words, totally AWESOME.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Magnuson Pics says:

Absolutely great photos. Wow. We have four kids and a mellow, well-trained GSD who weighs about 110 pounds. She is so good with the kids, but we never let our guard down. Animals are, after all, unpredictable. Our trainer helped teach us how to establish ourselves as lovingly dominant in the pack. It's a huge responsibility - had we not had a trainer for four months, I shudder to imagine what our dog would be like.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Yankees Man says:

What Jim's title eludes to is that Titan was raised on subcompact cars, small foreign ones at first. Then we weened him of imported small wheelers to mid-size domestics. He now feeds on Buicks and Cadillacs. I love American dogs.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

soleilani says:

My neighbor's pitbull gnawed on the corvette parked in her garage. Funniest damn thing ever, and the dog is sweet as sugar. BTW, her homeowner's insurance covered the damage.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

jamesspratt says:

aww, cute.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Yankees Man says:

Wow, gnawed on a Corvette? We haven't moved Titan up to Corvettes yet. He still has the taste for large SUVs..........
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

♪ maybe a mezzo ♪ says:

AAWWW sweetest thing ever, those pictures with the little girl!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

emily2otters says:

it's a shame that only owners of big dogs with big teeth get so many nervous (and well-meaning) warnings about how "gentle dogs bit too!" my dog is an australian shepherd, a breed not particularly known for biting, who nonetheless does bite, has bitten, and will bite again if another $&^#$ stranger insists on petting him despite my warnings and attempted body-blocks. he's hard for people to resist: so cute! so fuzzy! wiggling his tiny little docked tail! he's happy! he wants me to pet him! i lose sleep over this... it's my job to protect people from my dog, and they SO don't want to be protected.

see? don't you want to pet him too?

Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

DragonFly Studio says:

And he even smiles!

You can only do what you can do emily. And it sounds like you sure do try. I used to work for a vet and all of the dogs that came in with behavioral "issues" were not any of the usual suspects: no rotties, dobies, shepherds, pits, etc., etc. I remember one was a Wheaton Terrier. They don't get much cuter or fluffier than that!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Hudson Budson says:

He is a love bug. Give him a kiss from me.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

favoritepic says:

got here via dooce. love your mastiff. my husband wants one but your pictures are a bit scary looking!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Yankees Man says:

Titan is actually far from scary. We get the "scary" pictures usually from his chasing/diving/lurching for a ball in mid-air. Just takes patience and a fast camera. Here is another one of how Titan is at home:

Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

ninjapoodles says:

Yup, he's about as "vicious" as my poodle:

Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Happy Galina says:

Holy Cow!!! That is the scariest dog I have EVER seen!! :-O
But I can see how sweet & gentle he is. He is just precious!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

eye candy2 says:

man that dog is big great shot next to your young one
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Christine Eaves says:

Yankees Man, I know its an old thread, but oh how I agree with your comments about dominant dogs. You only hear one side of the story when you hear how somone had been mauled by a dog. Did anyone stop to ask just what the dog been put through? Dominant dogs are not happy dogs and they need careful training to make them realise their pack order (the bottom of it!) and only then do they calm down. It makes my blood boil when I hear that they've been routinely 'put down' after such an episode.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

BurlapZack says:

ZOOL
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Jennifer McCready Photography says:

HA HA HA!! LOVE it!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

monkeyfinger says:

RAWR! !!

What a beautiful dog. I love the idea of him eating an entire car :)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

SomeThingsIKnow says:

love this set!!!!
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