What breed is this? Does it matter? It's too short bodied, which is a problem in a number of Molosser breeds.
In many breeds, getting the right relationship of height to length is a challenge.
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Varying occlusions reflect different roles in this wide-ranging family of dogs.
In this age of Google and Facebook, irreplaceable breed lore is slipping away.
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More than you might think!
Rhodesian Ridgeback and houndy Boerboel: kissing cousins?
Learning to see Ridgeback influences in the South African mastiff.
Photo courtesy James Boatwright.
You zig, I'll zag.
How social stratification in British society created the Bullmastiff.
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In Molossers, this key aspect of construction has been too wrong for too long.
Other Molossers didn't fare as well in AKC's 2025 list of the most numerous breeds.