English Mastiff
An English Mastiff.
Alternative names
Mastiff Old English Mastiff
Country of origin
England
Classification and breed standards
FCI:	Group 2 Section 2.1 #264	Stds
AKC:	Working	Stds
ANKC:	6 Utility	Stds
CKC:	Group 3 - Working	Stds
KC (UK):	Working	Stds
NZKC:	Utility	Stds
UKC:	Guardian Dog	Stds

The English Mastiff, often called simply Mastiff, is a large breed of dog of the general mastiff or Molosser type. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 727 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1130 × 932 pixel, file size: 104 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Gespendet von http://www. ... Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) (English, World Canine Organization), is an international Kennel Club based in Thuin, Belgium. ... © The American Kennel Club (or AKC) is the largest registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States. ... The Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) is the peak body in Australia responsible for promoting excellence in breeding, showing, trialling, obedience, and other canine-related activities and the ownership of temperamentally and physically sound purebred dogs by responsible individuals across Australia. ... The Canadian Kennel Club (or C.K.C.) is the primary registry body for purebred dog pedigrees in Canada. ... The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom is a club aiming to improve the relationships between dogs and their owners. ... The New Zealand Kennel Club is an organisation responsible for dog pedigree registration services in New Zealand. ... The United Kennel Club (or UKC) is the second oldest all-breed registry of purebred dog pedigrees in the United States and the second largest in the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... Mastiffs are a group of large, solidly built breeds of dogs typically with heavy bones, pendant ears, a relatively short and well-muscled neck, and a short muzzle. ... Molosser is a name for a group comprising several breeds of large, solidly-built dogs, probably all descended from the same root stock. ...

Appearance

This breed is powerfully built, with a massive body, broad skull and head of generally square appearance. It is also the biggest dog breed. Mastiffs have a tendency to over-salivate and "drool" frequently.

Their size is very large and gives an impression of power and strength when viewed from any angle. The body is massive with great depth and breadth, especially between the forelegs, causing these to be set wide apart. While no height or weight is specified for this breed, the approximate height is 27 inches to 30 inches (70 to 76.2 cm) and weight is (140 to 200 lb). The short coat is close-lying and the color is apricot-fawn, silver-fawn, fawn, or dark fawn-brindle, always with black on the muzzle, ears, and nose and around the eyes.

Guinness Book of World Records recognizes a mastiff from England named Zorba as the heaviest dog in the world, at over 315lb (142.8 kg).^[1] Zorba stood 37 inches (94 cm) at the shoulder and was 8 feet 3 inches (251 cm) from the tip of his nose to the tip of his tail^{[citation needed]}. Zorba set this record in November 1989, when he was 8 years old, and about the size of a small donkey. The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 For other uses, see Donkey (disambiguation). ...

Temperament

Two Mastiffs.

The Mastiff breed is a combination of grandeur, dignity, and courage; calm and affectionate to its master, but capable of protection. This particular mastiff-type breed is an extremely capable guard. If an unfamiliar person approaches near their perceived territory or its master, the Mastiff will immediately position themselves between its master and the stranger. If the approaching person does not back down, they take immediate defensive action. It is because of this instinctive behavior that English Mastiffs have earned themselves a spot in the world's top 10 guard dogs. The breed is innately good natured, calm, easygoing, and surprisingly gentle. It is a well-mannered house pet but needs sufficient room for exercise and activity. This is an extremely loyal breed, though not excessively demonstrative. It is exceptionally devoted to its family and good with children. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x820, 357 KB) Mastiff, Kopf Mastiff 1: Aufgenommen 2004 bei einer Hundeausstellung in Dresden Fotografiert und gespendet von Karina Leo-Steffen ( info@rhs-dresden. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x820, 357 KB) Mastiff, Kopf Mastiff 1: Aufgenommen 2004 bei einer Hundeausstellung in Dresden Fotografiert und gespendet von Karina Leo-Steffen ( info@rhs-dresden. ...

Health

Mastiff puppies require a carefully watched diet due to their very rapid growth.

This is a particularly large dog demanding correct diet and exercise. The expected lifespan is 9 to 11 years. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 799 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1606 × 1206 pixel, file size: 486 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): English Mastiff Metadata... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 799 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1606 × 1206 pixel, file size: 486 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): English Mastiff Metadata...

Major issues include hip dysplasia and gastric torsion. Minor problems include obesity, osteosarcoma, and cystinuria. Problems only occasionally found include cardiomyopathy, allergies, vaginal hyperplasia, cruciate ligament rupture, hypothyroidism, OCD, entropion, progressive retinal atrophy (PRA), and persistent pupillary membranes (PPM). This article covers Hip dysplasia, a condition affecting the hip joint, which occurs in humans but is more commonly associated with animals, especially dogs (Canine hip dysplasia). ... Bloat, also known as torsion, gastric torsion, and gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) is a medical condition in which the stomach becomes overstretched by excessive gas content. ... Osteosarcoma is the most common type of malignant bone cancer, accounting for 35% of primary bone malignancies. ... Ë Cystinuria is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder and is characterized by the formation of cystine stones in the kidneys, ureter, and bladder. ... This article needs cleanup. ... For other uses, see Knee (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Osteochondritis dissecans (sometimes spelt dessecans, and abbreviated OCD) is a painful condition within a joint of the body in humans or animals, in which fragments of cartilage or bone have become loose within a joint, leading to pain and inflammation. ... Entropion is a medical condition in which the eyelids fold inward. ... Progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) is a genetic disease of the retina that occurs bilaterally and is seen in certain breeds of dogs. ... Persistent pupillary membrane (PPM) is a condition of the eye involving remnants of a fetal membrane that persist as strands of tissue crossing the pupil. ...

When purchasing a purebred Mastiff, experts often suggest that the dog undergo tests for hips, elbow, eyes, thyroid, and DNA for PRA. The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ...

History

The Mastiff has a distinctive head with a large dewlap and flews.

The Pugnaces Britanniae (Latin) is an extinct breed of dog and progenitor to the English Mastiff.^[2] Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2382x1992, 803 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): English Mastiff Dewlap Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2006 December 25 User:Geogre/Comic ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2382x1992, 803 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): English Mastiff Dewlap Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2006 December 25 User:Geogre/Comic ... A Mastiff with a dewlap A dewlap is a flap of skin that hangs beneath the chin of an animal. ... Pugnaces Britanniae (Latin, or War Dog of Britain) is an extinct breed of dog. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. ... An ancestor is a parent or (recursively) the parent of an ancestor. ...

The Mastiff name probably evolved from the Anglo-Saxon word "masty", meaning "powerful". The Mastiff is descended from the ancient Alaunt and Molosser and is recognized as the oldest British breed. The Mastiff might have been brought to Britain in the 6th century BC. It was used in the blood sports of bear-baiting, bull-baiting, dog fighting, and lion-baiting. Throughout its long history, the Mastiff has contributed to the development of a number of dog breeds. Old English redirects here. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Molosser is a name for a group comprising several breeds of large, solidly-built dogs, probably all descended from the same root stock. ... This article is about the sport; for the Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, see Bloodsport (movie). ... Bear_baiting in the 18th century, engraving, 1796 Bear_baiting is a blood sport that was a popular entertainment from at least the 11th century in which a bear is secured to a post and then attacked by a number of dogs. ... Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving the baiting of bulls. ... Two dogs fighting Dog fighting is a physical fight between canines, sometimes involving the pitting of two dogs against each other for the entertainment of spectators, and for the purpose of gambling. ... This article or section needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ...

When Sir Peers Legh was wounded in the Battle of Agincourt, his Mastiff stood over and protected him for many hours through the battle. Although Legh later died, the Mastiff returned to Legh's home and was the foundation of the Lyme Hall Mastiffs. Five centuries later this pedigree figured prominently in founding the modern breed.^[3] Look up sir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sir Peers Legh was wounded in the Battle of Agincourt his Mastiff stood over him and protected him for many hours through the battle. ... Combatants Kingdom of England Kingdom of France Commanders Henry V of England Charles dAlbret Strength About 6,000 (but see Modern re-assessment). ... Lyme Hall is a historic house and former stately home at Disley, Cheshire. ... A pedigreed dog is a dog that has its ancestry recorded and tracked by a major dog registry. ...

Some evidence exists that the Mastiff came to America on the Mayflower, but the breed's documented entry to America did not occur until the late 1800s. World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... For other uses, see Mayflower (disambiguation). ...

In 1835, the Parliament of the United Kingdom implemented an Act called the Cruelty to Animals Act 1835, which prohibited the baiting of animals. Subsequently, the Mastiff lost popularity and was virtually decimated in England by the Second World War; however, sufficient numbers had been brought to America by that time to keep the breed going. Since that time, it has gradually been restored in Britain. | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin... An Act of Parliament or Act is law enacted by the parliament (see legislation). ... The Cruelty to Animals Act 1835 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (citation 5 & 6 Will. ... Contemporary picture of Bull-baiting Bait or Baiting is the act to worry or torment a chained or confined animal by setting dogs upon it for sport. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...

Miscellaneous

Edwards, S. (1800), wrote in the Cynographia Britannica, London: C. Whittingham:

"What the Lion is to the Cat the Mastiff is to the Dog, the noblest of the family; he stands alone, and all others sinking before him. His courage does not exceed its temper and generosity and in attachment he equals the kindest of his race. His docility is perfect; the teasing of the smaller kinds will hardly provoke him to resent, and I have seen him down with his paw the Terrier or cur that has bit him, without offering further injury. In a family he will permit the children to play with him and will suffer all their little pranks without offence. The blind ferocity of the bulldog will often wound the hand of the master who assists him to combat, but the Mastiff distinguishes perfectly, enters the field with temper, and engages the attack as if confident of success: if he overpowers, or is beaten, his master may take him immediately in his arms and fear nothing. This ancient and faithful domestic, the pride of our island, uniting the useful, the brave and the docile, though sought by foreign nations and perpetuated on the continent, is nearly extinct where he was probably an aborigine, or is bastardized by numberless crosses, everyone of which degenerate from the invaluable character of the parent, who was deemed worthy to enter the Roman amphitheatre and in the presence of the masters of the world, encounter the pard and assail even the lord of the savage tribes, whose courage was sublimed by torrid suns, and found none gallant enough to oppose him on the deserts of Zaara or the plains of Numidia."

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Famous English Mastiffs

• "Hercules" from the film The Sandlot
• "Carlo" in The Adventure of the Copper Beeches, a Sherlock Holmes story
• Sir Peers Legh's Mastiff, from the Battle of Agincourt
• Paul Levesque aka Triple H and Stephanie McMahon own an English Mastiff named Bluto.
• Kazak is the pet Mastiff of Winston Niles Rumfoord, a wealthy space traveler in Kurt Vonnegut's novel The Sirens of Titan.
• "Moss and Jaguar" of the Japanese series Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin and its sequel Ginga Densetsu Weed
• Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) owns an English Mastiff in License to Wed.

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Clubs by country

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See also

• Molosser
• Bullmastiff
• American Mastiff
• Spanish Mastiff
• Neapolitan Mastiff
• Tibetan Mastiff
• Dogue de Bordeaux (French Mastiff)

Molosser is a name for a group comprising several breeds of large, solidly-built dogs, probably all descended from the same root stock. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... There are at least two lines of dogs competing for the breed name American Mastiff; neither is recognized by any major English-language kennel club. ... The Spanish Mastiff is a large breed of dog, originating in Spain, originally bred to be a guard dog whose purpose is to defend livestock from wolves and other predators. ... The Neapolitan Mastiff is a large, ancient breed of dog that can be traced back to about 100 BC. This dog is a massive breed often used as a guard and defender of owner and property. ... The Tibetan Mastiff (Do-khyi in Tibetan, meaning tied dog or Bhote Kukur in Nepali which means Tibetan Dog) is a rare, very large ancient breed of dog originating in what in the past was Tibet and neighboring countries with similar nomadic culture (for ex. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

References

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