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A painting of about 1650 by Abraham Hondius of a bear-baiting with dogs, including at least one apparent Mastiff A picture of 1804 by Philip Reinagle, engraved by John Scott, showing a Mastiff of the Bandog type Alpine Mastiff (1805), contributor to the modern Mastiff along with his contemporaries of English stock Marquis of Hertford's crop-eared black Mastiff Pluto (1830) Lukey's Governor ...
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.
In essence a breed standard is a blueprint for an animal fit for the function it was bred - i.e. herding, tracking etc. [2] Breed standards are not scientific documents, and may vary from association to association, and from country to country, even for the same species and breed. There is no one format for breed standards across all species ...
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.
Due to the Mastiff's larger size, it is recommended for these pups to co-exist with slightly older children. While they are not aggressive, Mastiffs are big and could easily knock over a smaller ...
This standard was recognised internationally in 1995 when the standard was published by the FCI, with the English name Saint Miguel Cattle Dog. Although described (and formerly used) as a cattle dog, the breed is actually a mastiff, and is thus recognised by the FCI in its "Group 2, Section 2, Molossoid breeds" as breed number 340. [1]
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The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is an all-breeds conformation show. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It has been held in New York City , New York annually since 1877. [ 6 ] It was held at Madison Square Garden for the first time in 1880, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and is currently held in the modern arena of the same name. [ 9 ]