Molosser Moment #2
The 1989 film starring Tom Hanks introduced the Dogue to the American public.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 8:16pm
New Stories
Molosser Moment #3
Never mind blue-chip stocks: Several years ago, the way to make a fortune seemed to be by breeding Tibetan Mastiffs.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 8:15pm
Molosser Moment #4
There probably has never been a figure in Mastiffs – even in dogs – more controversial than Tobin Jackson. Operating out of a mysterious compound in Frenchtown, N.J., Jackson garnered his fair share of criticism, including persistent accusations that to introduce soundness to the breed, he outcrossed to Great Danes and St. Bernards – debates that reverberate even today.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 8:13pm
Molosser Moment #5
Tuscan breeder Mario Querci was an iconic figure in the Neapolitan Mastiff, helping refine features of type, including the breed's trademark wrinkles.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 8:12pm
Morocho the Dogo Argentino saved two girls from the jaws of a puma (below.)
Molosser Moment #6
Everyone loves a happy ending. And that’s what Morocho the Dogo Argentino provided in 2008, when he saved two young girls from a grisly end.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 8:10pm
Molosser Moment #7
Marie Moore helped re-establish the Mastiff in America after World War II, but she remains an enigma to many in the breed.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 8:09pm
Basir, in foreground.
Molosser Moment #8
Basir became the prototype for the contemporary Cane Corso, and was the model for the modern breed standard.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 8:06pm
A Neapolitan Mastiff as big as a horse? Really?
Molosser Moment #9
A photograph of a Neapolitan Mastiff that is the size of a pony turns out to be an urban legend.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 8:02pm
Molosser Moment #10
It's unclear whether Marco Polo actually saw a Tibetan Mastiff while in China, but at minimum he introduced this exotic new breed to the Western world.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 8:00pm
The Battle of Agincourt.
Molosser Moment #11
Legend has it that Sir Piers Legh II was wounded at the battle of Agincourt in 1415, and his loyal Mastiff stood over him for hours while the battle raged.
Tue, 10/20/2015 - 7:59pm
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