Neapolitan Mastiff

Cane Corso, Neapolitan Mastiff

Working It: Or: There’s more to it than heart and bunchy muscles

Contemplating working dogs with a small "w."

Cane Corso, Neapolitan Mastiff, More Molossers

How About a Side of Bullmastiff with Your Clumber?

Exploring the Molosser influence in gun-dog breeds, from setters to spaniels.

Cropped and docked Boxers — and 10 other breeds, including Neapolitan Mastiffs and Cane Corsos — can again be shown in countries where the procedures are still legal — for now, at least.

Animal Rights, Breed Bans, Cropping, Docking, Holland, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers

Cropping and Docking in FCI: Now What?

Europe grapples with a maybe-yes, maybe-no approach.

Cane Corso, Neapolitan Mastiff

Move over, Godzilla and Kong: It's Cane Corso vs. Neapolitan Mastiff

Will the original Italian Molosser please stand up?

Bullmastiff, Longevity, Research, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers

How Long Will Your Molosser Live?

A British study finds that size and muzzle length are correlated with longevity in dogs.

AKC, American Kennel Club, Bullmastiff, Disqualification, FCI, Federacion Cynologique Internationale, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers

D is for Disqualification

How and why Molossers get booted from the ring.

Genetics, Seal, Seal Brindle, Cane Corso, Neapolitan Mastiff, More Molossers

The Genetics of Seal Brindle in the Cane Corso … Maybe Probably

While no one truly understands how this color pattern works, here is a genetics buff’s educated guess.

Blue brindle, Brindle, Bullmastiff, Dilute, Reverse brindle, Ultra brindle, Cane Corso, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, More Molossers

Brindle Basics: Who Knew Stripes Could Be So Complicated?

From blue brindles to reverse brindles, here’s how this striped pattern manifests in Molossers.

Photo: Mary Bloom.

AKC, Bullmastiff, Judging, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers, Breeds

Becoming a Molosser Judge, AKC Style

Demystifying how new judges are minted and made.

Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Molosser style.

Bullmastiff, hypertype, Hypotype, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers

Hypertype vs. Hypotype: Making like Goldilocks

When faced with these two extremes, Molosser fanciers should choose the middle ground: “Just right.”