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ORIGIN. On an underside of some Greek coins dated of 36 BC the image of the dog very similar to a modern German mastiff is beaten out. If you are ready to accept the assumption that the native land of a German mastiff - Greece you perfectly understand why it name "Apollo among dogs". More authentic data on this breed appear several centuries later. In 407 AD the Gallic area of Germany, a part of Italy and Spain have been grasped by the Asian tribes - Alans, they that and have resulted with themselves powerful mastiff dogs.
In Germany these magnificent animals began to use for protection from bears and wild wild boars and hunting for them. Process of selection of this breed here has begun. In Great Britain these dogs many centuries named - German dog. At selection blood Irish Greyhound has been flowed and as a result the beautiful, huge, harmonous, strong, fast dog whom we name today a mastiff or a German mastiff has turned out. Though these dogs in England are called as the Danish mastiff, to Denmark they have no relation. In the big degree deducing of this breed was promoted by Bismarck. It has received nowadays existing type of mastiffs. It crossed dogs of southern Germany and dogs from the north of Germany which there named the Danish mastiff.
For the first time mastiffs have been shown at an exhibition in Hamburg of 1963 as two versions: Ulm a mastiff and the Danish mastiff. In 1876 they have been recognised by one breed, it had been gave the general name - a German mastiff, breed began to be considered as national breed of Germany.
The BREED DESCRIPTION. A German mastiff - very large dog combining nobleness and courage, force and elegance. The minimum height for dogs - 76 sm, for a bitch - 72 sm.
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