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Farcroft Felons Frayeur, whelped in 1927
Farcroft Felons Frayeur, whelped in 1927, was an early champion for Moseley.

Molosser Moment #15

Moseley markets the Bullmastiff

 

A rare photograph of early Bullmastiff pioneer S.E. Moseley in 1925. A rare photograph of early Bullmastiff pioneer S.E. Moseley in 1925.

 

You’d be forgiven if you thought that Moseley is the name of the milquetoast butler on “Downton Abbey.” (By the way, that fictional Brit’s name is the similar-sounding Molesley.) No, the Moseley we’re thinking of was an Englishman whose his claim to fame was creating the oft-sited formula for the Bullmastiff – 60 percent Mastiff, 40 percent Bulldog – and popularizing the nascent breed.

To say S.E. Moseley’s Farcroft kennel in Stoke-on-Trent was influential would be an understatement: His bitch Farcroft Silvo was the first Bullmastiff to become a champion, and his dogs stand behind virtually every modern Bullmastiff pedigree. A prolific producer of other breeds, including Cocker Spaniels and German Shepherd Dogs, Moseley was not shy about marketing the Bullmastiff –  or himself – in the 1920s and ‘30s, using the words “originator of the breed, in the accepted type” on his kennel letterhead.  

 

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