Learn, Don't Return - Dogue de Bordeaux Dog Breed
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The Dogue de Bordeaux's history is as massive as the Dogue de Bordeaux head!
The Dogue de Bordeaux is an ancient breed that predates France herself!
The Dogue de Bordeaux's name is French, and "Dogue" in French means "Mastiff".
And how fitting is the Dogue de Boardeaux to have a red coloring...the same color as fine wine from Bordeaux France?
Those Frenchies...
Sometimes we get lucky and the clues of a breed's origins punch you right in the face!
So, Dogue de Bordeaux means "mastiff" from the Bordeaux region of France, but you can just call it "DDB" or "French Mastiff" - for simplicity.
But I kinda like the traditional name, Dogue de Bordeaux sounds fancy!
The Dogue de Bordeaux originates from the monstrous Molossus dog breed that itself originates from the Assyrian empire in Mesopotamia from 900 BC to 600 BC.
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The Form and Function of the monstrous Dogue de Bordeaux's massive head is brachycephalic, which means they have a short nose (muzzle) that contributes to a round skull.
Brachycephalic originates from Latin - brachy means "short" and cephalus means "head", so short head - and most mastiffs have some degree of being brachycephalic, but so do Boxers and even Pugs.
So why is the Dogue de Bordeaux bred to be brachycephalic?
Well, mastiffs were designed to protect or guard and would you want the head of a Dogue de Boardeaux, with its wide-set eyes, staring at you as you prepare to rob and steal?
Heck NO!
Plus, if you're the owner of the Dogue de Bordeaux its cute and squishy face is actually beautiful and pleasant - like a baby's face - which coincidentally has helped the Frenchie dog breed become so popular.
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The Dogue de Bordeaux is in the AKC Working Group with the Rottweiler, Boerboel, and the Siberian Husky.
We've already Learned, Don't Returned the Boerboel and the Siberian Husky, near the end of this video I'll put a link up here just for you!
The Dogue de Bordeaux is a huge dog breed with the head to match.
The Dogue de Bordeaux originates either from the monstrous Molossus dog breed that itself comes from the Assyrian empire in Mesopotamia from 900 to 600 BC or from a Spanish Mastiff called Alano - which was no slouch in the strength department either.
Do you think the Dogue de Bordeaux came from the monstrous Molossus or the Spanish Alaon dog breed? leave your answer in the comments.
The one thing we do know is that the Dogue de Bordeaux originates from the Bordeaux region of France...because it's in his name - kinda gave it away fans!
But in the 14th century, France had 3 unique mastiffs from different regions - all called Doguin d'Aquitane.
Not so easy now, is it? :=)
During World War 2 the Dogue de Bordeaux almost went extinct!
The Dogue de Bordeaux which also goes by "DDB" or "French Mastiff" was revived by Dr. Raymond Triquet, who in the 1960s, fell in love with the Dogue de Bordeaux and vowed to revive the breed.
And with most big projects, his work started out as a simple love affair, but he and the Dogue de Bordeaux got their big break when one of my favorite movies hit the big screen in 1989.
Turner and Hooch starred Tom Hanks and Hooch, his Dogue de Bordeaux.
Turner and Hooch was an early movie in Tom Hanks's career, but still was a box office hit and raked in $180 million in today's dollars.
Heck, the movie was so popular that it had a 2021 sequel TV show to the 1989 film also featuring a Dogue de Bordeaux.
In totality, these events reversed the Dogue de Bordeaux's direction - from being virtually unknown to a popularity ranking of 84 according to the AKC.
The "Dogue de Bordeaux" first came into existence at the Paris exhibition in 1863 and 33 years later - standardizing the Dogue de Bordeaux was finished in 1896.
The "Dogue" in Dogue de Bordeaux means "Mastiff" in French, and Bordeaux is the French region's name, but you may recognize the Bordeaux name because it's a type of fine wine also from the Bordeaux region of France.
The Dogue de Bordeauxs' head is called brachycephalic, which means they have a short muzzle and a round head.
The Dogue de Bordeauxs' coat comes in red, like the fine wine produced in Bordeaux France; but Bordeaux also produces white wines.
If your Dogue de Bordeaux has white patches on the forechest, on the throat, or on its toes, it's allowed, but not preferred, otherwise, it's a disqualification.
And you'll get disqualified if you have too much Bordeaux wine which causes you to lose your temper.
But the Dogue de Bordeaux should not lose its temper.
You like a big bottle of Bordeaux, I get it!
The Dogue de Bordeaux likes a big bowl of quality pet food from a floating 3-quart bowl.
The Dogue de Bordeaux is known for drooling, so here at Learn, Don't Return we tell-it-like-it-is because we don't want you returning a Dogue de Bordeaux - so you will need to carry a towel to clean the Dogue de Bordeaux slobbering mouth.
And don't forget to clean their dog food containers, obviously.
The big Dogue de Bordeaux can weigh 100 to 110 pounds or even more, and they have a height of 23 to 27 inches.
And unfortunately they only live to be 5 to 8 years old.
The fawn or red coat Dogue de Bordeaux does shed, but like Bordeaux wine, they're smooth...sorry, I just had to do one more.
The Dogue de Bordeaux was recognized by the AKC only in 2008 and the Dogue de Bordeaux Society of America (ddbsa.org) was formed in 1997.
Now, are you looking for a guard dog to protect your fine Bordeaux wine?
Leave your thoughts in the comments.
