Bullmastiff

A British breed evolved from the Old English Mastiff and the Bulldog. Primarily used as a guard dog and, in olden times, to help the gamekeeper in the apprehension of poachers.

Source: The Kennel Club

AKC Video Link

View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel

See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
(Hint: your browser should be able to Translate to English, at least for text (e.g., right click in Google Chrome or Internet Explorer).)

Video Link

This and other breed videos are available in full length here

AKC: American Bullmastiff Association: Bull Mastiff Study Guide

Mastiff and Bullmastiff -- Anne-Marie Class
Breed Standards for the Mastiff and Bullmastiff - an illustrated presentation

• Mastiff and Bullmastiff Presentation -- Anne-Marie Class

• Article

Country of origin: UK

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland

Health Surveys:

The Kennel Club: Bullmastiff Pedigree Breed Health Survey

Common Health Issues:

AKC: American Bullmastiff Association

The Kennel Club list of DNA tests available for each breed along with an indication as to whether the test is part of the Assured Breeder Scheme (recommended or required) and whether it is recorded on the Kennel Club registration database.

Comparative Analysis of Genome Diversity in Bullmastiff Dogs

• same publication Internal link -- journal.pone.0147941.pdf

Sally-Anne Mortlock, Mehar S. Khatkar, Peter Williamson*
Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia

Population analysis of the Bullmastiff breed -- UK -- The Kennel Club

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Australia: Bullmastiff Club of Victoria
Bullmastiff Club Of Queensland
Belgium: Belgium Bullmastiff Club
Netherlands: Bullmastiff Club Nederland
USA: American Bullmastiff Association