Bullmastiff. Police Poachers And The Bullmastiff
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"Bullmastiff Dog. The Origin of the Thief Catcher!"The Bullmastiff was originally bred during the course of time with a definite goal in mind – that of building and maintaining a lineage which people could readily recognize, comprehend and appreciate.
The bullmastiff found its origin in Britain and is actually a part of the most ancient breeds of dogs from England, which is the Mastiff, even though its family tree isn’t as long and illustrious as that of some other breeds.
The Mastiff itself is a member of the Alaunt and Molosser family and it is popularly believed that this variety of dog first came to Old England almost 2000 years earlier.
The Bullmastiff is a product of crossbreeding between the Bulldog from Old England and the Mastiff.
The first Bullmastiff came into being only after 1860. About 60 per cent of the Mastiff was mixed with 40 per cent of the Bulldog in order to help the gamekeepers in their job.
The properties of the gamekeepers and their stock of animals were under constant threat from poachers who killed the deer and a sturdy guard dog was needed to protect the property.
The bulldog wasn’t effective for this work since it was tinier in size than was necessary and the Mastiff also was not fast enough to do the job well; hence the birth of the Bullmastiff.
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