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standard. Dog (domestic dog) The English Mastiff, or simply the Mastiff, is a British dog breed of very large size. It is likely descended from the ancient Alaunt and Pugnaces Britanniae, with a significant input from the Alpine Mastiff in the 19th century. Distinguished by its enormous size, massive head, short coat in a limited range of ...
A giant dog breed is a breed of dog of gigantic proportions, sometimes described as a breed whose weight exceeds 45 kilograms (100 lb). [1] Breeds sometimes described as giant breeds include the English Mastiff, Great Dane, Newfoundland, St. Bernard and Irish Wolfhound. [2] These breeds have seen a marked increase in their size since the 19th ...
The Irish Wolfhound is a breed of large sighthound that has, by its presence and substantial size, inspired literature, poetry and mythology. [3] [4] [5] One of the largest of all breeds of dog, the breed is used by coursing hunters who have prized it for its ability to dispatch game caught by other, swifter sighthounds.
Scottish Deerhound. The Scottish Deerhound is a descendent of greyhounds, and is one of the tallest dog breeds there is. They can reach around 32 inches tall at the shoulder, and weigh around 110 ...
The Great Dane is a German breed of large mastiff - sighthound, which descends from hunting dogs of the Middle Ages used to hunt bears, wild boar, and deer. They were also used as guardian dogs of German nobility. It is one of the two largest dog breeds in the world, along with the Irish Wolfhound. [1][2][3]
88.9 kg (196 lb) Height. 3 ft 4.75 in (1.0351 m) Freddy (17 May 2012 – 27 January 2021) [1] was a Great Dane from Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England, known for being crowned as the world's tallest living dog by the Guinness Book of World Records, [2] having taken the title from the previous record holder, Zeus, who was the tallest dog ever. [3]
The St. Bernard is recognized internationally today as one of the molosser breeds. [6] It is a giant dog. The coat is smooth being close and flat. The colour is primarily white with smaller or larger red patches with a clear to dark red mantle and reddish-brown mantle being the most 'valuable',. A brindle reddish colour and brownish-yellow ...
The Rottweiler (/ ˈ r ɒ t w aɪ l ər /, UK also /-v aɪ l ər /, German: [ˈʁɔtvaɪ̯lɐ] ⓘ) [1] [2] is a breed of domestic dog, regarded as medium-to-large [3] [4] or large. [5] [6] The dogs were known in German as Rottweiler Metzgerhund, meaning Rottweil butchers' dogs, [7] [8] because their main use was to herd livestock [3] and pull carts laden with butchered meat to market. [7]