Breeds
Two Greyhounds and a Mastiff, painted by Sawrey Gilpin in 1780 for their owner, the 8th Duke of Hamilton.
Dig deep, and you’ll find this unlikely Molosser ancestor.
AKC, American Kennel Club, Bullmastiff, Disqualification, FCI, Federacion Cynologique Internationale, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers
How and why Molossers get booted from the ring.
This color is almost never discussed, but is widespread in a number of Molosser breeds, most notably the Cane Corso.
While no one truly understands how this color pattern works, here is a genetics buff’s educated guess.
Decoding the Cane Corso’s peculiar color lingo.
Blue brindle, Brindle, Bullmastiff, Dilute, Reverse brindle, Ultra brindle, Cane Corso, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, More Molossers
From blue brindles to reverse brindles, here’s how this striped pattern manifests in Molossers.
Breeder-judge Denise Borton offers keys points of breed type.
Photo: Mary Bloom.
AKC, Bullmastiff, Judging, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers, Breeds
Demystifying how new judges are minted and made.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Molosser style.
Bullmastiff, hypertype, Hypotype, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers
When faced with these two extremes, Molosser fanciers should choose the middle ground: “Just right.”
AKC, Black, Disqualification, FCI, Kennel Union of Southern Africa, SABBS, South African Boerboel Breeders Society, Rare Molossers
The color schism in this rare breed recently set Facebook ablaze. But all’s well that ends well.
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