Comment to 'Molossus Myth and Other Mastiff Malarky'
  • On the specific point of Molosser size, why can't a dog be very large,powerful,tall and be a runner? The Kangal is a proto-type for a large powerful LGD that can run and hunt. The Fila could be another example. Dogs along Wolfhound/Deerhound lines could be another example. Most wolfhounds are lightly built these days but that wasn't always the case, you see examples once in a while where the dog is about right height but much more massively built. I guess my point is that one can be fairly massive and still be capable of running fast although it is admittedly not common it is well within the ream of possibility. For the NBA types think of Karl Malone. If one imagines a very large Kangal type dog, instead of a Neo as the proto type then the ancient descriptions hold up. My two cents toward making sense of ancient dog lore.