My friend and fellow judge Rafael Malo Alcrudo of Spain says the goal in purebred dogs is to hear the music in a standard. Anyone can tonelessly recite the words to a song — or a standard — but judges and breeders are in search of the melody: That is type.
Actually, Bulldog influence is not always something to celebrate in Molossers.
How much exercise is too much exercise for a Dogue de Bordeaux? When she posted a video of her Dogue on a long hike, a Colorado owner got a variety of opinions — not all of them positive.
Never Ebeneezer Scrooge or Oliver Twist. The cast of characters we're focused on are the many real-life dogs owned by famous author Charles Dickens.
America's most famous — and richest — family also bred some of the first Bullmastiffs in the United States.
There is nothing fragile about a Cane Corso.
Except, maybe, for type.
I like Neapolitan Mastiffs. You got a problem with that?
Cerberus sculpted in sand at the 2009 International Festival of Sand Sculptures, in Lido di Jesolo, Italy.
Was Cerberus, the three-headed devil dog of Greek myth, a Molosser? Maybe even a Cane Corso or a Neo?
Color counts when it comes to longevity, according to a study that says brindle Cane Corsos live longer.
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Bullmastiffs with very foreshortened muzzles, such as this puppy, are not in keeping with the standard.
In the face of bans against breeding snub-nosed dogs, Helene Nietsch reminds that the Bullmastiff is not a brachycephalic breed.