Comparison: Pyrenean Mastiff and Spanish Mastiff

Pyrenean Mastiff and Spanish Mastiff are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

Pyrenean Mastiff
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Spanish Mastiff
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Pyrenean MastiffSpanish Mastiff
FCI group2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
Country of originSpainSpain
Recognition features
  • Very large, strong, muscular dog with firm bone, yet not heavy or sluggish
  • White base always with a well-defined mask and often patches
  • Deep bark from the chest, alert expression
  • Giant, powerful, muscular dog with a massive head and heavy bone
  • Semi-long, dense coat in many colours, solid colours most appreciated
  • Deep, sonorous bark audible from far away
CoatDense, thick coat of moderate length (ideally 6–9 cm), longer on shoulders, neck and tail, bristly rather than woolly; white base with a well-defined mask.Dense, medium-length, smooth coat over the whole body; colour is not decisive, with self-coloured yellow, fawn, red, black, wolf and deer most appreciated.
PurposeA large Spanish guard dog, once defending flocks against wolves and bears, today a guardian of estates.A giant Spanish flock guardian that accompanied merino flocks on their migrations and defended them from wolves.

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