- Brief Description
The Dogue de Bordeaux, Bordeaux Mastiff, French Mastiff or Bordeauxdog is a large French Mastiff breed—and one of the most ancient French dog breeds.
Source: Wikipedia
- Links to Breed Descriptions
From F.C.I.'s Breed Specific Education page...
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- Other Names for Breed
- Dogo de Burdeos
- Bordeauxdogge
- Bordeaux Dogge
- Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: France
- Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed Standards
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 Kennel Club, UK
FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)
Raymond Triquet : The standard of the Dogue de Bordeaux
Published by"The father of the breed, Raymond Triquet, was in Les Andelys (Normandy) where the National Specialty of the Society des Amateurs de Dogues de Bordeaux (SADB) took place, end of August. On Friday, Pr Triquet made a Conference about the traits and particularities of the Dogue de Bordeaux."
- Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
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Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
Douge de Bordeaux: 2006-2011 2011-2016
2. Finland: FKC Database - Dogue de Bordeaux
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Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds. This breed has information on Veterinary Care and Life Insurance.
- Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 3)
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland: JTO: BORDEAUXINDOGGINJALOSTUKSEN TAVOITEOHJELMA1.1.2020 – 31.12.2024 - Breed-Specific DNA Tests
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.
- Other Breed-Specific Webpages
For additional Judges Education Videos see:
https://www.youtube.com/user/NorthlandDDB/videos
- Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Austria: Molosser Club Austria
France: La Société des Amateurs de Dogues de Bordeaux
Netherlands: Bordeaux Dog Club Nederland
UK: Dog de Bordeaux Club of Great Britain|USA: The Dogue De Bordeaux Club of America
Dogue de Bordeaux Society of America
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