Dogo Argentino

Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, More Molossers

What’s in a Name? When it comes to dog breeds, plenty!

What you call a breed matters to the people who love it.

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

What do Anna Nicole Smith, Kate Moss and genetics have in common?

More than you might think!

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

That L Word: Let's Talk About Loins

In Molossers, this key aspect of construction has been too wrong for too long.

AKC, American Kennel Club, Bullmastiff, Popularity, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers

Upwardly Mobile: Cane Corsos inch toward the Top 10 in popularity

Other Molossers didn't fare as well in AKC's 2025 list of the most numerous breeds.

Akita, Bullmastiff, Bullmastiff, Cane Corso, Dogue de Bordeaux, Great Dane, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rottweiler, Size, standard, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff

Size Matters: Just How Big is Big?

Just like sizing in clothing brands, the fit varies from breed to breed.

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

Cropping and Docking in FCI: Now What?

Europe grapples with a maybe-yes, maybe-no approach.

Bullmastiff, Longevity, Research, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers

How Long Will Your Molosser Live?

A British study finds that size and muzzle length are correlated with longevity in dogs.

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.

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.”