first of all welcome to pet talk!

was this an accidental litter? anyways..

I have no expierience with english mastiffs. I think Anna (anna_66) has an english mastiff. you probably can PM her with more information about mastiffs.

but I do have expierience with rottweilers. they can be very stubborn but they are very loyal to their people. I have a rottweiler/golden/lab mix who is my soul dog. we've had her ever since she was 2 months. She is 9 now. She is stubborn, sweet, very loyal, protective but not in a bad way. I have heard mastiffs are very protective of their people and home.

I am sure the dog will be way bigger than you may be expecting and hopefully the dogs not saying they will have a bad temperment but you need to socialize, socialize, socialize them with people and dogs. enrolling in obdience school helps, too. I have 4 wonderful dogs and 2 wonderful cats and they all are not just pets, they are a part of the family and I know your newfie is and this dog will be too. I hope they get along.

do you know how the mom and dad's temperment are at all? you need to ask your friend that. having a good temperment is very, very important. hopefully these pups will have good temperments.

I am just saying it's important because sometimes it's in the genes but some dogs have "loose" wires and are not all there. but that is no fault of their own. my aunt's chihuahua is a little brat, he is not a very nice dog because his dad had a bad temperment. all in all it just depends on the dog, really.

I just hope she has the mom fixed after the pups are weaned and they all find good homes and I know that one of them will end up in a good home with you.

here's a link for info on english mastiffs :
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/mastiff.htm

and for rottweilers :
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/rottweiler.htm

good luck and I hope my post made sense! and sorry I wrote a book.