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American Bandogge Mastiff Puppies for Sale
American Bandogge Mastiff
(American Bandogge) - The American Canine Hybrid Club recognizes the Bulldog crossed with a Mastiff as an American Bandogge, see origin below for more details.)
Diesel, the American Bandogge at 2 years old
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Pronunciation |
American
Bandogge Mastiff |
Description |
The word "Bandogge" is the
generic name for any Bulldog Type Mastiff breed. The Bandogge has a very
prominent musculature and an angulation that gives the dog a very athletic and
agile look. Most are black brindle but others colors include black, blue, red,
and tawny. |
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Temperament |
The Bandogge is an extremely intelligent
dog. Confident and very docile. Like all mastiffs, they should have an owner who
is fairly dormant. Although not bred as fighting dogs, they are on the whole
very dog aggressive, making them not a good choice for first time dog owners, as
well as those who have not owned a dog-aggressive dog in the past. Some people,
mainly on the East Coast, still use this dog as a fighting dog. Luckily, there
are more folks breeding these dogs for protection than for combat. As a
protection dog, they are as a whole excellent. They have a great deal of drive
and are very tractable. The only temperament draw-back to protection work is
their unwillingness to perform the "bark" portion of the "bark
and hold". As they are borne of fighting extraction, most dogs from this
lineage do not bark as a warning, this is typically a difficult task. The
American Bandogge is a breed that loves attention. They are very loyal and do
not like to be left alone. Some, when left alone, will howl the entire time
their owner is gone. They are happy to receive any attention and gladly accept
whatever you give them. They prefer to be with their owners and live to please
and protect them. Loving their families and protecting their domain. Bandogge
can get along with other animals if they are raised with them including kittens,
cats, and other dogs, but can they be aggressive with animals they haven't been
socialized with. They will protect themselves and their families to the end.
Confident and very obedient, they are excellent with children. Bandogge seem to
have a sense of when to be gentle. They are excellent family members as well as
an intruder's worst nightmare. They are said to be "The Silent
Peacekeepers". This breed may drool and slobber. |
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Height, Weight |
Weight: Males 100 -140 pounds (45-63
kg.)
Weight: Females about 85 pounds (38 kg.) and up.
Height Males 25-29 inches (63-73 cm.) Females tend to be smaller. |
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Health Problems |
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Living Conditions |
Bandogs will do okay in an apartment
if it is sufficiently exercised. They are relatively inactive indoors and a
small yard will do. This breed likes to be with it owner and would not enjoy
life in a kennel. |
Exercise |
American Bandogge need a great deal of
exercise. |
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Life Expectancy |
About 10 years. |
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Grooming |
These giant, short-haired dogs are easy
to groom. Remove loose, dead hair with a rubber brush. This breed is an average
shedder. |
Origin |
American Bandogges are not purebred
dogs, in the way we know the word "purebred". Their ancestry is of American
Pit Bull Terrier and Neapolitan Mastiff.
There are some kennels who do produce Bandogs successfully in many generations,
without adding blood from other breeds, and have gained a homogeneous type. In
the late 1960's a veterinarian by the name of Swinford began a breeding program
which was ultimately to produce the greatest of all protection dogs. Though
breeders of Bandogs today disagree on just what breeds went into Swinford's
original breeding scheme, the general compromise is that it was 50 % American
Pit Bull Terrier and 50 % very large molosser. The most common method employed
to produce a Bandog is to cross a good game male American Pit Bull Terrier with
a large and strong Neapolitan Mastiff bitch. Another somewhat common method used
in breeding the Bandogs is to cross an English Mastiff
with an American Pit Bull Terrier. The American Canine Hybrid Club recingizes the Bulldog crossed with a Mastiff as an American Bandogge. Also a similar cross is the Pit Bull Terrier
and the Bullmastiff cross, however this cross is
not called Bandogs but rather a Pit Bullmastiff. The name Bandog was used in the
old England by the Saxons and comes from the word Banda,-a Saxon word for chain.
It was common practice to tie the dog by day, and release him at night to enable
him to carry out his guard duties. |
Group |
Mastiff |
| Recognition |
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| ACHC = American Canine Hybrid Club |
Bailey, the American Bandogge Mastiff at 4½
years old
(mother to Diesel)
Porter, the American Bandogge Mastiff at 4 years old (father
to Diesel)
Cognac, the American
Bandogge Mastiff at 1½
years old
American Bandogge Mastiff
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