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The Bullmastiff is an English breed of dog of mastiff type and large size, with a solid build and a short muzzle. It was developed as a guard dog in the nineteenth century by cross-breeding the English Mastiff with the now-extinct Old English Bulldog. It was recognised as a breed by The Kennel Club in 1924.
Fawn English Mastiff. With a massive body, broad skull and head of generally square appearance, it is the largest dog breed in terms of mass. It is on average slightly heavier than the Saint Bernard, although there is a considerable mass overlap between these two breeds.
The Mastiff by Philip Reinagle, 1805. A mastiff is a large and powerful type of dog. [1] [2] Mastiffs are among the largest dogs, and typically have a short coat, a long low-set tail and large feet; the skull is large and bulky, the muzzle broad and short (brachycephalic) and the ears drooping and pendant-shaped.
A uniform breed type of the Bordeaux dog did not exist before about 1920. [3] The history of the breed is believed to predate the Bullmastiff and the Bulldog. [4] It is said that the Dogue can be found in the background of the Bullmastiff, and others claim that the Dogue and mastiff breeds were both being accomplished at the same time.
On 4 April 1873, The Kennel Club was founded, the first dog breeding club dealing with the registration of purebred dogs and dog breeds. [48] [non-primary source needed] Bulldogs were included in the first volume of the Kennel Club Stud Book, which was presented at the Birmingham Show on 1 December 1874. The first English Bulldog entered into ...
At heart these dogs are friendly, playful, and loyal dogs. In fact, they can come off as being downright goofy. Mastiffs appear tough on the outside, but inside they're softies. Sometimes Mastiffs ...
The Cane Corso is a large dog of molossoid type, and is closely related to the Neapolitan Mastiff.It is well muscled [8] and less bulky than most other mastiff breeds. . According to the international standard, dogs should stand some 62–70 cm at the withers and weigh 45–50 kg; bitches are about 4 cm smaller, and weigh some 5
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