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This might be an interesting/weird thread, but I was just curious.
My boyfriend's father is an avid hunter, and recently brought home a "Bayer". He obviously has hound, but is larger and has the blocky head known to the mastiff and on the larger side. My thoughts at least Haha.
So, this got me...
Is there a reason that molossers are brachycephalic, aka have a shorter muzzle? My Dad said that shorter muzzles equal stronger bites but I can't find a reference about it on Wikipedia or anywhere else.
It made me wonder why such powerful breeds would have deliberately shortened mouths.
Can...
What is a Mastiff?
Most of the normal reference sources define "mastiff" narrowly, in terms like this:
But those definitions don't begin to encompass the variety and number of the breeds that belong to the Mastiff family.
So, how do WE define Mastiff? Now it's our turn to see if we...
