Dogue de Bordeaux – The Breed with Concave Features
The Dogue de Bordeaux is a breed with a “concave outline” and has the most “bulldog features” among the mastiff breeds. Read more.
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The Dogue de Bordeaux is one of the most ancient French breeds. He is a typical brachycephalic molossoid type. He is a very powerful dog, with a very muscular body yet retaining a harmonious general outline.
The Dogue de Bordeaux is a breed with a “concave outline” and has the most “bulldog features” among the mastiff breeds. Read more.
Being athletic is an attribute crucial to the breed’s conformation to the American Kennel Club Dogue de Bordeaux Breed Standard.
The most ancient of French dog breeds, the Dogue de Bordeaux, also known as the Bordeaux Mastiff, is a very powerful mastiff-type guard dog.
In this installment of the series, the remaining six Molossoid breeds of Mastiff type (Boerboel, Bullmastiff, Cane Corso, Dogue de Bordeaux
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