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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.
The folklore of the cat-sìth ('fairy cat') may have been inspired by the Kellas cat. [18] The cat-sìth is a fairy creature from Celtic mythology, said to resemble a large black cat with a white spot on its chest. Legend has it that the ghostly cat haunts the Scottish Highlands.
A painting of about 1650 by Abraham Hondius of a bear-baiting with dogs, including at least one apparent Mastiff A picture of 1804 by Philip Reinagle, engraved by John Scott, showing a Mastiff of the Bandog type Alpine Mastiff (1805), contributor to the modern Mastiff along with his contemporaries of English stock Marquis of Hertford's crop-eared black Mastiff Pluto (1830) Lukey's Governor ...
Azuki, her black cat, has become another poster child, changing the way people see black cats who are often associated with superstitions and bad luck. "Azuki is like a mini-Akira," Ram says. "She ...
Some say they are mean or aggressive, and the breed definitely has a long and sad history. They're even outlawed in many cities. However, the way this dog acts around the house cat is quite ...
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.
Chelsea Clinton's cat Socks (1989–2009) lived in the White House from 1993 to 2001. Socks was a bicolor cat with low-grade spotting, or tuxedo cat.. A bicolor cat (also bi-color cat or Tuxedo Cat) is a cat with white fur combined with fur of some other color, for example, solid black, tabby, or colorpointed. [1]
"The Jazz Cats", cat puppets who played music with The Friendly Giant and his friends Bagpuss: Bagpuss: The large, saggy, pink and white striped, stuffed cat belonging to Emily and main character of the children's television show. Benjamin Cat Impractical Jokers: A large black cat with green eyes that resembles a mascot.