Kiokee Devil Came to Georgia What is a Mastiff?
A Mastiff is a giant breed of dog descended from the ancient Alaunt and Molossur breeds. Today, mastiffs is a term used to describe many different breeds around the world, all descended from the same rootstock. In the USA and other English speaking countries, Mastiff is used to refer to the Old English Mastiff (OEM) developed in England and was nearly extinct after WWII. With that in mind, Mastiffs (OEMs), are generally very large dogs:fawn, apricot, or brindle in color: all with a black mask and ears; possessing a medium to short coat with very little white (which if it appears, should be confined to the chest but often appears on the toes as well). There is no upper height limit–they may range from the minimum of 27 inches to 36 inches for the exceptionally tall ones. There is no weight range in the Mastiff Standard–they can weigh anywhere from 100 lbs. to the world record of 343 lbs. Most male Mastiffs weigh around 16- 230 lbs. and females weigh 120-170lbs. This breed is suppose t
