Mastiff
Helene Nietsch reflects on the French Bullmastiff and Mastiff club's 2023 shows.
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Some fanciers bandy the term “disqualification” around liberally, as if tossing a big salad. But that word comes with very specific conditions — to say nothing of serious ramifications.
A disqualification is the ultimate censure in the dog-show world, a verdict by a judge that sends your dog from...
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From blue brindles to reverse brindles, here’s how this striped pattern manifests in Molossers.
Photo: Mary Bloom.
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Demystifying how new judges are minted and made.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Molosser style.
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When faced with these two extremes, Molosser fanciers should choose the middle ground: “Just right.”
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Maybe the world's super-sized canines are related after all.
Neapolitan Mastiff fanciers would easily spot their breed's influence in this Dogue de Bordeaux.
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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.
Bullmastiff, Conformation, Rearquarters, Structure, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers
The low-down on that common Molosser fault, “high in the rear.”
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Though rarely discussed, rearquarter proportions are fundamental in Molosser breeds.
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Actually, Bulldog influence is not always something to celebrate in Molossers.