In the United States, the Staffordshire Bull Terrier breeders preferred taller and bulkier dogs than those in England, which resulted in the consistently larger AmStaff

Caucasian Shepherd Dog Caucasian Shepherd Dog Located between the Black Sea on the West and the Caspian Sea on the East, the Kavkaz (Caucasus) mountain range of Eastern Europe represents a true melting pot of various cultures due to a number …

The American Bully is currently being promoted as a new pure breed apart from the American Pit Bull Terrier

The name of this recent creation is misleading, because the Miniature Boxer doesn't contain any Boxer blood at all. It was developed in America by crossing Pugs with smaller specimens sometimes found within the Rat Terrier breed. A tenacious sma…

Another breed bearing a rather misleading name, the Bandog is becoming increasingly popular worldwide

The Serbian Defense Dog is a re-creation of the old Serbian Mastiff of the Middle Ages, which became extinct during the early 20th century

Not to be confused with the Catahoula Bullterrier, the Catahoula Pit Bull Dog was originally developed in the late 1800's from Irish, English and American fighting and hunting dogs, but it became virtually extinct until it was revived in the 198…

It is believed that the ancient Central Asian dogs are the ancestors of all breeds. This is debatable, but it is almost certain that the Tibetan Mastiff is a descendant of the Central Asian Shepherd Dog and not its ancestor, as often thought. There i…

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

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 most fascinating Molossers in history, this legendary eastern warrior is thought by some of its fanciers to had remained pure and unchanged since ancient times

Catherine de la Cruz © | Ms. de la Cruz makes a good case for another view of LGD history.

Considered un-pure and inferiour by the Sarplaninac authorities, as well as by traditional Serbian and Macedonian breeders, the Albanian Qen Sharri is commonly found in the northern part of the country close to the Yugoslavian border, near and in the…

The Sarmatian Mastiff is one of the oldest breeds in the world, regarded as the key progenitor of the initial incarnation of the Alaunt, but is also related to the dogs of Central Asia, Tibet and the Caucasus. Some believe that its closest cousin is …

This rare Molosser from Kazakhstan is viewed by many as just another variant of the Central Asian Ovcharka breed, even though it is much older than the popular Russian creation. Being one of the mountain varieties of the old Persian Mastiff and thus …

Sarplaninac is a breed of Antiquity, believed by many to be one of, if not the oldest true Molosser in the World.

This was an immensely popular working strain of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed, developed in Ireland during the 19th century. Whereas the English dogs were primarily fighters and vermin killers, the Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier was also use…

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

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

Anatolian Mastiff name is sometimes incorrectly used for the Kangal and other Coban Kopegi breeds in the West, it should be noted that this is actually a separate breed