Actually, I'm pretty sure it's an English mastiff. When most folks think mastiff, that's the dog they think of; these and Neapolitans are the largest mastiffs out there. Anyone who's seen Turner & Hooch knows this breed; Hooch was an English mastiff. They're big dogs, but let's keep in mind that there's some serious forced perspective going on here. Even mastiffs aren't quite
that big.
ratbastid - Most mastiffs are pretty affectionate with folks they know. My step-dad once had a Neapolitan named Sasquatch who was known for trying to climb into people's laps. He was about 175 and at least 32" at the withers. Don't go making the mistake of thinking of these guys as gentle giants, though - I've only seen a Mastiff get really worked up twice in my life, but it's a sight I'm not about to forget in a hurry. They can
move when they want to, big or not.
Lady Sage - Big, throaty and barrel-chested. My step-dad breeds bullmastiffs, which are the smaller cousins of these guys; let's just say there aren't a lot of uninvited guests out at their house. Their bark is very intimidating if you're not used to it.
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Originally Posted by kurty[B
]Really, only 100 pounds? I've had dogs about the same heighth with much less body mass that weighed 120 pounds, and my last dog was less than half as tall with a similar build and weight in at 65 pounds.
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The numbers are right, but that's not a Belgian. I think Zed Wolf is confused by the fact that he's linked the Belgium Mastiff club, without realizing that when the term mastiff is used with no modifier it's almost always referring to an English mastiff.
As a point of interest, this is a Belgian mastiff.
