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Mother Daisy with one of her many critters.

Daisy Langenegger has an organic farm, and on that farm she has a lot of animals. But first let’s meet her urban pets.

There’s Lucio, a second-generation Neapolitan mastiff who should find a suitable mate soon. Lucio has sired some big babies—bull mastiffs mostly—but not one of his own breed because all the mastiffs he’s met are his sisters. “We’re kind of sad that he could be the last of his line,” Daisy says. “His late father Spike had trained us to care for mastiffs—a daunting task because they are the gentlest, most intelligent, possessive, and willful of giant dogs. No matter what you do, you end up being mastered. However, the Neapolitan mastiff is so intelligent, he allows you to take the lead as long as it suits his temperament. Remember, he owns you.”

Read our column Emotional Weather Report in the Pet Life section in the Philippine Star.