Trial by Fire
Some musings on the American Kennel Club's impending culture clash with the Dogo Argentino.
Mon, 06/10/2019 - 12:15pm
New Stories
Sat, 06/08/2019 - 5:05pm
Profile in Courage
Dogo breeder and hunter Kassi McLaughlin describes the ideal — and often misunderstood — Dogo Argentino temperament
Sat, 05/25/2019 - 8:17am
Totally Tosa
Enrico Drudi of Tisama Tosa Ken kennel in San Marino shares three decades of experience with the Tosa Inu, Japan's answer to the mastiff.
Mon, 05/20/2019 - 4:23pm
Cartoon from Punch magazine in 1846 depicting Bill George's famous Canine Castle dog dealership.
By George
London dog dealer and Mastiff breeder Bill George was famous for his canny ability to find a good dog no matter who bred it.
Fri, 05/10/2019 - 4:28pm
The Mastino of the Baskervilles
Did Sherlock Holmes hunt a Molosser instead of a Hound? Elementary, my dear Watson.
Sun, 05/05/2019 - 1:19am
Sumerian dog from 2100 B.C.E., courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum. Can dog breeders -- better yet, should dog breeders -- try to replicate this ancient Molosser?
Does the World Need Another Molosser Breed?
The creator of the American Molossus seeks to re-create the ancient guard dog of Mesopotamia. The effort has garnered a lot of media headlines -- and not a little controversy.
Sat, 04/27/2019 - 8:08pm
Scarred Straight
Working Dogo Argentinos often wear the physical badges of their boar-hunting excursions.Â
Tue, 04/23/2019 - 8:50pm
AKC-registered Boerboel must have pedigrees that pass a litmus test.
Paper Trail
Can you get your South African-bred Boerboel registered with the American Kennel Club? It depends on what's in that pedigree.
Sun, 04/14/2019 - 2:40am
Mr. Boerboel, the Middle Man
Among all the Molossers, the Boerboel arguably has the most unfixed type. One way to think of the breed is the middle ground between the Bullmastiff and Dogue de Bordeaux.
Mon, 04/08/2019 - 4:08pm