Hi! Iβd love to add some more onto dog dad Arven as someone who grew up around large dogs.
When I was a baby, my family already had a boxer. He wasβ¦massive. He was a little extra chunky bc of medication he was on, so my first years were spent around this 85 lb behemoth.
This 85lb behemoth was the biggest crybaby and we loved him. Before he grew up my parents loved picking him up and people always said βwhat are you going to do when heβs too big to carry?β
Guess what: My dad would *still* scoop him up when he got scared (and trust me this dog was afraid of his own shadow), when he was tired, when we had to go somewhere but he didnβt feel like moving, the Dad Taxi TM was in business 24/7. Especially as he got older and couldnβt walk as far.
Now, if I remember correctly Mabosstiff PokΓ©mon are closer to about 130, making my giant dog look like a toddler in comparison. Still, you canβt tell me as the two get older, or while mabosstiff is sick, Arven didnβt scoop him up like a little baby at times. Sure, the pokeball exists, but when theyβre hiking in his favorite trail and mabosstiff starts to grow tired, he still wants his buddy to enjoy the outdoors too.
His arms are tired, thereβs drool on his shoulder, and heβs covered in fur (you canβt tell me a dog that size doesnβt shed like crazy) but heβd do it 100 times over for his best friend.
Sorry, I just love the concept of massive dogs being the biggest babies at heart.
Oh yes anon!!! You're right and you should shout it from the hill tops!!!
Mabosstiff 100% still thinks he's baby. He's a lap dog, too. No one else understands that but Arven. That's all.
Arven also doesn't mind the sloppy drooly puppy boy π₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ίπ₯Ί mastiffs are so drooly but it's okay we love him anyway
Also yes he 100% sheds a huge amount of fur. Arven even says so in game. I'd bet at this point he could probably groom just about any furry pokemon just from his experience with meticulously caring for Mabosstiff as well as he does.
Imagine Arven with a furfrou omf the style and panache. Stunning.
And this is why I love this guy so much.















