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The Bully Kutta [A] is a type of large dog that originated in the Indian subcontinent, dating back to the 16th century. [4] [better source needed] The Bully Kutta is a working dog used for hunting and guarding.
The Bullmastiff is an English breed of dog of mastiff type and large size, with a solid build and a short muzzle. It was developed as a guard dog in the nineteenth century by cross-breeding the English Mastiff with the now-extinct Old English Bulldog .
The Mastiff by Philip Reinagle, 1805. A mastiff is a large and powerful type of dog. [1] [2] Mastiffs are among the largest dogs, and typically have a short coat, a long low-set tail and large feet; the skull is large and bulky, the muzzle broad and short (brachycephalic) and the ears drooping and pendant-shaped.
The Dogo Cubano, also called the Cuban Bloodhound or Cuban Bullmastiff, is an extinct Cuban breed of domestic dog. It was of the dogo sub-type of the bullmastiff dog type, which as a general class was used for bull-baiting [1]: 369 and dog fighting. The variety was introduced in Cuba to capture runaway slaves (cimarrones).
Spain's San Fermin Fiesta, an eight-day festival in July in which fighting bulls run through the streets of Pamplona each morning, was suspended on Tuesday for the first time in four decades due ...
Fawn English Mastiff. With a massive body, broad skull and head of generally square appearance, it is the largest dog breed in terms of mass. It is on average slightly heavier than the Saint Bernard, although there is a considerable mass overlap between these two breeds.
The video for the John Conlee song "Doghouse" used a Bullmastiff named Sachmo. Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) owns a Bullmastiff in License to Wed. In the movie The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) the hound was a Bullmastiff chosen for his abnormally large size for that of a dog, and of the breed in particular.
The mastiff had the protection of chunky metal necklaces with skewers. Its function was primarily protective, unlike its fellow Carea dogs, whose function is grazing, driving the herds in response to indications of the shepherd. [3] [4] In some places it is known as perro merinero when it accompanies sheep of the Merino breed.