Breeds
Contemplating working dogs with a small "w."
Crescent Rowena, born in 1923, had a grandmother who was a Bullmastiff.
A forgotten letter revives a rarely mentioned ancestor.
I have a problem with Rome.
Not the city, of course. Not the crumbling Coliseum, not the many museums (including the Vatican’s, where you can find not one but two Roman copies of the famous seated Molosser statue … ), and of course not the cacio e pepe (though I do wish they would start dinner at a...
Exploring the Molosser influence in gun-dog breeds, from setters to spaniels.
When seen from the side, a Bullmastiff should give the idea of squareness, like this 2017 Crufts winner, photographed by Karl Donvil.
How important is shape? To a dog breed, I mean. (It’s also relevant when you’re surveying yourself in the mirror in jeans that stubbornly won’t zip, but that’s another discussion entirely.)
The importance of silhouette in a breed is a question I’ve long struggled with, especially when it comes to “...
Cropped and docked Boxers — and 10 other breeds, including Neapolitan Mastiffs and Cane Corsos — can again be shown in countries where the procedures are still legal — for now, at least.
Animal Rights, Breed Bans, Cropping, Docking, Holland, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers
Europe grapples with a maybe-yes, maybe-no approach.
Extra toes are surprisingly common in the breed, but chances are you won’t ever see them.
Leave the long legs to the ponies, thank you!
With Mastiffs, it’s not a question of how big, but rather how deep.
Please stop giving that Dogo a full-body massage.
Female Fila Brasileiro being presented at the World Dog Show in Paris in 2011. Photo by Dan Sayers.
Like Mom used to say, look but don't touch when it comes to the national dog of Brazil.
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