Tibetan Mastiff

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

Teeth on Edge: Analyzing the Different Bites in Molossers

Varying occlusions reflect different roles in this wide-ranging family of dogs.

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

What do Anna Nicole Smith, Kate Moss and genetics have in common?

More than you might think!

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

That L Word: Let's Talk About Loins

In Molossers, this key aspect of construction has been too wrong for too long.

Akita, Bullmastiff, Bullmastiff, Cane Corso, Dogue de Bordeaux, Great Dane, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rottweiler, Size, standard, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff

Size Matters: Just How Big is Big?

Just like sizing in clothing brands, the fit varies from breed to breed.

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.

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.”

Babylonia, Bullmastiff, DNA, Elaine Ostrander, Genetics, Mesopotamia, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino, Dogue De Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Rare Molossers, Tibetan Mastiff, More Molossers

An About Face on Molosser Origins

Maybe the world's super-sized canines are related after all.

Neapolitan Mastiff fanciers would easily spot their breed's influence in this Dogue de Bordeaux.

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

The Devil Is in The Details

It’s a natural tendency to immerse ourselves in our chosen breed, to the exclusion of all others. But it's important to know what influences from other breeds can bedevil our own.