Interesting bit from one of my old books about Bullmastiffs....
I propose to define my ideal of a Bull-Mastiff and his claim as a utility dog, “police, watch, personal guard and companion, or night dog.†My object is to guide the novice against pitfalls in their beginning, which so often dishearten recruits to a new breed. After thirty years experience in breeding and training, I see no reason to depart widely from the type set by those grand old dogs of the past “Thornywood Terror, Osmaston Viper and Shireland Vindictive.â€
The Bull-Mastiff should be fawn or brindle in colour (t