Bullmastiffs are the result of crosses between the athletic ancestors of the English Mastiff and Bulldog with some input from other breeds hundreds of years ago. They were bred to accompany British Gamekeepers when they patrolled the King\u2019s game reserves to track down poachers. Poaching was punishable by death and anyone found was likely to put up a serious fight to prevent from being caught.\u00a0 The Bullmastiff protected the Gamekeeper and closed with and held the Poacher until his arrest. More recently breeding was established to improve consistent type and while a protective breed they have mellowed somewhat from their original temperament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A medium to large breed with substantial build and a strong well-muscled body. They have a large expressive head and a short blunt muzzle tending towards an undershot bite. Their slightly pendulous lips may lead to drooling. They vary in colour from Fawn (Bone to sandy colour) and Red (Light to dark\/reddish brown) all with a black muzzle and black orbits around the eyes. Both colours also come in Brindle (stripes that overlay the Fawn or Red coat colour.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":350,"template":"","acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmc-breeds\/98"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmc-breeds"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dmc-breeds"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogloversfestival.com.au\/directory\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}