A Note from Gus

Hi! I'm Gus. I was just reading over what Gimli wrote and feel like I need to clear up a few things. First, I snore because I have a deviated septum...I can't help it. Maybe one day I can convince mom to let me try those strips you put on your nose that I saw advertised on T.V. one day. As for the drool thing, I do NOT drool...that much. Again, I think it might be hereditary. Listen to this from http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/mastiff.htm: "The Mastiff tends to drool, wheeze and snore loudly."
I don't wheeze so two out of three isn't too bad, right? And listen to this little tidbit from the same website:

The English Mastiff was founded in Britain. A very old breed, it was depicted in Egyptian monuments as early as 3000 BC. The breed fought alongside the British soldiers in 55 BC. Caesar brought a pack of Mastiffs to Rome where the dogs were put on display as an arena gladiator and forced to be in fights with human gladiators, lions, bull baiting, bear baiting and in dog to dog combat. They later became popular with the peasants in England where it was used as a bodyguard, protector of wolves and other dangerous predators and as a companion dog. In the eighteenth century the Mastiff was described: "As a lion is to a cat, so is a mastiff compared to a dog. "It is believed that a Mastiff came to America on the Mayflower. Later more were imported. Like most breeds by the end of World War ll the breed was almost extinct in England. Dogs were imported from the USA and Canada and are once again well established in England. Some of the Mastiff's talents include: watchdog, guarding, police work, military work, search & rescue, and weight pulling.

My great-great-great-great grandfather may have come here on the Mayflower. How cool is that?!

Another thing that I want to set straight is that I am NOT a puppy anymore. I'm tired of everyone treating me like a puppy. I weigh almost 120 lbs., I'm taller than Gimli, and I'm super smart. I just wish the rest of the family would see me as a big dog NOT a puppy!