Related breedAfghan Hound1000 to 1800 · AfghanistanAlpine Mastiff at a glance
- Origin
- Western Alps, Switzerland
- Appeared
- 1000 to 1800 (uncertain)
- Family
- Alpine
- Type
- Mastiff / molossoid
- Size
- Giant
- Life span
- Not recorded
- Recognised by
- No major club
- Status
- Extinct
The name. Named for the Alps, its mountain homeland; mastiff from Old French mastin.
Same familyCane Corso1000 to 1996 · ItalyFamily and relatives
Gave rise to
Same family: Alpine
Bernese Mountain Dog, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, St. Bernard, Appenzeller Sennenhund, Entlebucher Mountain Dog
Same time, same continent
Bloodhound, Cane Corso, Greyhound, Icelandic Sheepdog, Kuvasz, Norwegian Buhund
Same eraIcelandic Sheepdog874 CE to 1969 · IcelandPlace in time
The Alpine Mastiff appears 1000 to 1800 (uncertain), in the Early Middle Ages, when 79 breeds first appeared.
A full article on the Alpine Mastiff is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.
