The Shar Pei's highly romanticized history and supposed ancient origin have been promoted and accepted for many years

his is a classic Italian bulldogge/mastiff, descended from the old Roman Molossers, closely associated with the southern Puglia region and related to the Neapolitan

This name has been used throughout history for a great number of breeds, some originating in Persia and others with no known ties to the Iranian dogs

This is truly an ancient breed, considered by some to be of pre-Molossian origin.

Not so much a "new" breed as it is a continuation of the old practice in the English countryside of perpetually refining a working farm bulldogg

This rare Romanian mountain dog has roots in ancient times and is closely related to other Balkan Molossers, most notably the Sylvan and old Pannonian Herders, as well as the mastiffs of Central Asia

This ancient Indian livestock guarding and herding breed is related to other Asian Molossers

After years of research, we have not found any proof that the Tyrolean Sheepdog breed exists

This modern fighting breed was developed by crossing Cane Corsos, Rottweilers and Pit Bulls in Brindisi, Italy

The modern incarnation of the Brazilian Bandogge is a recently created protection breed, developed by crossing the American Pit Bull Terrier with the Fila Brasileiro and the English Bullmastiff

One of the ancient molosser and very popular.

This rare Iranian dog is related to other breeds of the region. The Shirak is a rugged and resilient working dog, traditionally used as a flock guardian and herder

The future of this ancient Molosser is uncertain. The Sumadinac, along with the Gampr, Sarplaninac, Kavkaz Volkodav, Tornjak, Epir Molossus, Tibetan Mastiff and other Eastern-European and Central Asian dogs

Considered to be just a colour variant of the Serbian Mountain Hound up until the 1700's, the modern incarnation of the Yugoslavian Tricolored Hound was developed by crossing the Black And Tan Mountain Hounds

A result of crossing the Dogue de Bordeaux with the English Bullmastiff, this large Molosser was developed on both sides of the Atlantic at different points over the past centuries

This African fighting dog is sometimes called the American Zulubull, even though it's still quite rare in the United States and there are no known American breeders

This lovely companion dog was developed by crossing the smaller specimens of the Bullmastiff breed with the English Bulldog and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier

This magnificient French working breed was created in 1846 near Bordeaux by the Baron Joseph de Garayon Latour de Virelade, a hunting enthusiast who crossed the Grand Bleu de Gascogne with the now-extinct Saintongeois hunting dogs

This magnificent breed is of ancient origin, descended from Molossian hounds, Balkan wardogs and Asian mastiffs introduced to Ireland by the Celts well over 2000 years ago

An extinct Australian sheepdog developed in the 19th