Publisher's Synopsis
This book presents the mastiff as a universal hunting dog, and covers: origins and ancestry - the ancient hunting mastiffs of Sumeria; the "holding and seizing" dogs of primitive hunters; the myth of the Molossian Mastiff; the development of the broad-mouthed breeds; the extant breeds: those of Britain - the Mastiff, the Bullmastiff and the Bulldog; those of Northern Europe - the Boxer of Germany, the Broholmer of Denmark and the Dogue de Bordeaux of France; those of Southern Europe - the Neopolitan Mastiff and the Cane Corso of Italy, the Alano of Spain, the Perro de Presa Canario of the Canaries, the Perro de Presa Mallorquin/Ca de Bou of the Balearics, the Cao Fila de San Miguel of the Azores; those of the Far East - the Japanese Tosa, the Lion Dogs of Tibet and China; those of Africa - the Boerboel of South Africa; those of the Americas - the American Bulldog, the Filas Brasileiro of Brazil, the Cuban Mastiff, the Gran Mastino de Borinquin of Puerto Rico and the Perro Cimarron of Uruguay.;The book also covers the "running mastiffs" such as the Great Dane, the Dogo Argentino, the Rhodesian Ridgeback, the Catahoula Leopard Dog and the Black Mouth Cur.;The book is illustrated throughout with illustrations drawn from the author's personal collection.
