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Late Middle Ages landscape

Bullenbeisser

Also known as German Bulldog, Bullenbeißer.

Related breedBullmastiff1860 to 1924 · United Kingdom

Bullenbeisser at a glance

Origin
Germany
Appeared
1300 to 1800 (likely)
Family
European Mastiff
Type
Mastiff / molossoid
Size
Large
Life span
Not recorded
Recognised by
No major club
Status
Extinct

The name. German Bullen ("bulls") plus beißer ("biters"), for its work seizing bulls, boar and bears.

Same familyGreat Dane1600 to 1880 · Germany

Family and relatives

Same eraGerman Spitz1400 to 1899 · Germany

Place in time

The Bullenbeisser appears 1300 to 1800 (likely), in the Late Middle Ages, when 53 breeds first appeared.

A full article on the Bullenbeisser is coming. Meanwhile, the Border Collie shows what every breed page will hold: see the Border Collie.