Breeds

Fernando Casolino, Cane Corso

The Seeker

Fernando Casolino looks back over 80 years with the Cane Corso. */

Boerboel, Craig Bloom, Working Dogs, More Molossers

An avid sportsman goes in search of a Molosser whose instincts are still intact. Then he finds the Boerboel.

Belmondo, Dogue De Bordeaux

Almost two decades after his death, a legendary Dogue de Bordeaux is lovingly remembered.

Bas Bosch, Molosser Musings, Size, Mastiff

Bas Bosch challenges assumptions about Mastiff size.

Bas Bosch, hypertype, Molosser Musings, Neapolitan Mastiff

Columnist Bas Bosch on the most operatic of the Molossers: the Neapolitan Mastiff.

Bas Bosch, Bullmastiff, hypertype, Molosser Musings, Wrinkles, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff

In this brilliant essay, Molosser expert Bas Bosch explains how wrinkling can be a bellwether for hypertype in the Molosser breeds.

Deer Run Arbaco, a dog found in the pedigrees of many American-bred Presas.

Arbaco, Deer Run, Dogo Canario, Presa Canario, Tobin Jackson, Mastiff, Rare Molossers, More Molossers

Did Tobin Jackson of Deer Run Mastiff fame "create" the American Presa Canario?

The kennels of Lyme Hall in the 1890s.

Lyme Hall, Medieval, Mastiff

The history of the world's oldest Mastiff kennel is as murky as it is enduring

Behavior, Bullmastiff, Socialization

How do you keep a Bullmastiff's protective instinct under control? Mona Lindau-Webb offers a blueprint for a well-behaved Bullie.

Photo by Yessica Sam-Sin

Breeding, Dogue De Bordeaux

A seasoned Dogue de Bordeaux breeder contemplates the tricky task of puppy selection.