Cane Corso

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

D is for Disqualification

How and why Molossers get booted from the ring.

Reverse brindle, Seal, Seal Brindle, Cane Corso

What Is Seal, and Why Haven't You Noticed It Before?

This color is almost never discussed, but is widespread in a number of Molosser breeds, most notably the Cane Corso.

Genetics, Seal, Seal Brindle, Cane Corso, Neapolitan Mastiff, More Molossers

The Genetics of Seal Brindle in the Cane Corso … Maybe Probably

While no one truly understands how this color pattern works, here is a genetics buff’s educated guess.

black brindle, Chestnut Brindle, Reverse brindle, Cane Corso

What is Chestnut Brindle, Exactly?

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

Brindle Basics: Who Knew Stripes Could Be So Complicated?

From blue brindles to reverse brindles, here’s how this striped pattern manifests in Molossers.

Photo: Mary Bloom.

AKC, Bullmastiff, Judging, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers, Breeds

Becoming a Molosser Judge, AKC Style

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

Hypertype vs. Hypotype: Making like Goldilocks

When faced with these two extremes, Molosser fanciers should choose the middle ground: “Just right.”

Babylonia, Bullmastiff, DNA, Elaine Ostrander, Genetics, Mesopotamia, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers

An About Face on Molosser Origins

Maybe the world's super-sized canines are related after all.

Fulvo? Formentino? Frumentino? Don't know what to call this color? Read on.

Color, Dilute, Fawn, Formentino, Frumentino, Fulvo, Cane Corso

Fulvo? Formentino? Frumentino? ... What the F?

If you are a Cane Corso enthusiast, you need to get a grip on this trio of F words.

Neapolitan Mastiff fanciers would easily spot their breed's influence in this Dogue de Bordeaux.

Bullmastiff, Type, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers

The Devil Is in The Details

It’s a natural tendency to immerse ourselves in our chosen breed, to the exclusion of all others. But it's important to know what influences from other breeds can bedevil our own.