Need some advice...

A little back round first: So my name is Chris. I am an American living in the Czech Republic (for a few years now). I teach English and run my adventure travel company which takes tourist on hiking and mountaineering trips through the Czech Republic and generally around central Europe (Poland,Germany, Slovakia, ect.). We typically go on trips that last on average 2 to 3 weeks, hiking and camping the whole way. As a young man, in the states, my father bred the Dogue Du Bordeaux for a time, up until he passed away. At the time he imported most of his stock from Europe (don't know where from). The dogs are all gone now but the ones I can remember were fast (comparatively speaking) and athletic. They had bully-ish features but carried very little extra weight and they seemed to have toooo much energy if anything (often getting them in to trouble). So here's my question. On this site there seems to be some owners of what I would consider nice looking more active type Dogues. Do you guys think that it would be possible for me to find a Dogue here in Europe some where that would be able to be my companion on these treks? Is it asking too much of a modern day molosser of this type to walk (people speed) through the mountains and country side for 2 to 3 weeks at a time, averaging 25-30 k (15- 18 mi) per day? If so, why? if not does anyone know where I can find one :) ? Thanks so much for any help/advise. This is my first post here but I am a real admirer of a lot of the knowledge on this board. There's a lot of GREAT and Healthy looking dogs here as well. Thanks alot, Chris

I would look thru the previous post on the DDB and send private messages to the people who breed or have good DDB and look at dogs with a longer more functional mouth there were three types of DDB the show breeders are usually just breeding the under shot jaw to the extreme you can still find the other types in the same litters just some of the breeders might consider them not breeding stock because they aren't extreme and different and more functional the old pictures don't usually show a extremely undershot jaw because it has no value in a working dog some can work around there structural show flaws with heart but why breed a flaw.

Thanks for the help guys. Babigirl, Jazz looks great! Pretty much exactly what I would hope to be able to find here in CZ. Carlos, I think youŕe right on about the muzzle length. The other thing that concerns me with a lot of the DDB I've seen on breeder sites is the hind legs looking to be a bit cow-hocked. If the show pictures of the hind legs at all. Thanks again guys. I'm glad to here that this is can be done. I'll start checking the papers tomorrow!!! Take care of yourselves, Chris