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Because of their big size and low adoption rates, Molossers have a high euthanasia rate at shelters. A long-time Molosser rescuer shares the ups and downs of rescuing Mastiffs, Neos and more.
If Molossers had a sound track, what kind of music would it be? Hint: It's not Simon & Garfunkel!
Having clear, consistent boundaries creates well-adjusted dogs.
Navigating fear periods in young dogs, as well as a Molosser's inherent aloofness, can be challenges for owners. Obedience training is the answer.
Molosser Magazin, published in both German and English, was required reading in the 1980s.
Christopher Habig's original German-based Molosser Magazin was a celebrated publication in the 1980s.
American Mastiff puppy, six months old.
American Mastiffs are a controversial subject in Mastiff circles, in part because they are marketed to prospective owners as “Mastiff Lite” – no drooling and fewer health issues, though their critics say neither is true.
This ancient Roman statue of a cropped Molosser, called the Jennings Dog, is named after its 18th-Century English owner, Henry Constantine Jennings.
Molossers take their patrolling function very seriously, and walks are an important outlet for that.
The "M word" is loaded with dewy myth ... and plenty of ambiguity.
Because of a quirk of biology, a litter of puppies can have more than one father. We explore these intentional "multi-sired" litters.
Bullmastiff from a 1952 French magazine cover, which referred to it as “the dog of the future.” But in breeding for the time and place in which they live, are breeders irrevocably changing the breed’s fundamental character?
Is today's Bullmastiff temperament too tepid? Does the Presa or Dogo Canario offer a viable alternative?