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Bandog is derived from early English and refers to a ferocious large type of dog that was bound by a chain until it was released at night in order to guard property. The fact that the modern day Bandog is also large, can be ferocious, and is composed of some Mastiff and some Bulldog, as was the original Bandog, is all that the Bandog of old and the modern Bandog have in common.
Appearance: The Bandog is a large dog ranging in weight
from about 100 to 150 lb and roughly 26 inches at the withers.
It was later in its history that the dog became known as the
"Bandogge" because the breed did not exist under
some other name. The extraordinary courage possessed by these
dogs is hardly believable. Bred from a long line of fighting
ancestors, a dog was length arrived at of such ferocity and
courage as to seem almost insensible to pain.
The Early History of the Bandog: It is impossible to
say how the Bandogge originated, most writers are of the
opinion that all dogs originated from the wolf (ancient dogs),
but the development of the Bandogge still remains a mystery.
The Bandogge probably was selected from both Bull Baiting
and the Guardian Mastiffs or the cross of both from the war
dogs used in the Crusades (medieval battles that took place
during the 11th through 13th centuries).
William Harrison, in his description of England (1586),
first mentions the word in his statement, "Bandogge which
is a huge dog, stubborn, uglier, eager, burthenouse of bodie,
terrible and fearful to behold and often times more fierce and
fell than any Archadian or Corsican cur." It is assumed
that the word "Bandogge" originated from the use of
strong bonds and chains to secure the dogs.
Dr. Caius (1576) states that , among others
characteristics, the "Mastiff or Bandogge is serviceable
against the fox and the badger, to drive wild and tame swine
out of meadows, and pastures, to bite and take the bull by the
ears, when occasion so required".
The bandogs of old were strictly working crossdogs of
various sizes and usually coarse-haired hunters, fighters and
property protectors without a strictly set type, developed
from eastern shepherds and mastiffs crossed with western
Bullenbeissers and hounds, with a few local bloodlines
eventually being established as specific types in some
regions, such as Britain, Spain, Germany, Poland and elsewhere
in Europe. One of the most famous bandogge programs in England
led to the establishment of a recognized breed, resulting in
what is today the Bullmastiff.The Early History of the
Bandogge.
Modern Breed Description: A great number of local
bandogge strains have emerged worldwide and these working
crosses exist under a variety of names, but the breed commonly
accepted as the Bandogge today was developed in the 1960's by
American veterinarian John Swinford, who set out to create a
property guardian dog superior to all others.
Another notable developer is Joe Lucero, whose American
Bandogge Mastiff is seen by many as the ideal working breed
and a perfect representative of what a true bandogge should
be. There are other bandogge strains in existence under
different names, but the Swinford and Lucero lines are the
most famous and rightfully celebrated for their stable
temperaments and outstanding working qualities.
Most agree that APBT x Mastiffs crosses were used. Dogs
were bred from strains that have temperament, phenotype, to do
home guardian or personal protection. The Bandog is a rugged
dog, heavily boned and muscled, intimidating when seen and is
ferocious when provoked. Broad skull, short to long muzzle
depending on the strain of Bandogge with hard bites, wide
shoulder, powerful chest, great agility, intelligence and very
well controlled dog.
The Bandogge, any variety, is strictly a working breed and
should be a result of serious and dedicated planning, starting
from careful selection of parent breeds and more importantly,
appropriate representatives of those breeds, with the health
and temperament testing being on the top of the list of
priorities, while the uniformity in appearance is the last of
the breeders' concerns.
Appearance: Height and weight will vary on strains
which comprise of different component breeds. This is not a
giant among dog, but he is a massive animal, very muscular and
well balanced overall, showing great strength. He should be
alert and with natural guard behavior. His body symmetrical
and well proportioned. The dog should have the appearance of
an athlete demanding, compact, muscular and proud.
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