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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.
Throughout its history the Mastiff has contributed to the development of a number of dog breeds, some generally known as mastiff-type dogs or, confusingly, just as "mastiffs". It is the largest living canine , outweighing the wolf by up to 50 kg (110 lbs) on average.
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. It was recognised as a breed by The Kennel Club in 1924.
A uniform breed type of the Bordeaux dog did not exist before about 1920. [3] The history of the breed is believed to predate the Bullmastiff and the Bulldog. [4] It is said that the Dogue can be found in the background of the Bullmastiff, and others claim that the Dogue and mastiff breeds were both being accomplished at the same time.
The Bernese Mountain dog is from the Swiss Alps with an ancestry that dates back over 2,000 years to the arrival of mastiff-type dogs from the Roman legions who were crossed with local herding breeds.
The Neapolitan Mastiff or Mastino Napoletano is an Italian breed of large dog of mastiff type. It descends from the traditional guard dogs of central Italy. [1] It was recognised as a breed by the Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana in 1949, [2] and accepted by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 1956. [3] It is closely related ...
The English Mastiff is the breed with the largest dogs. Male Mastiffs typically measure 30 inches or taller, and female Mastiffs will normally clock in around 27.5 inches or taller. The average ...
In fact, in 1989 a Mastiff named Zorba set the record as the world's largest dog. Standing at 37 inches high at the shoulder, Zorba weighed 343 lbs., and was 8 feet, 3 inches long from the tip of ...