Dogue de Bordeaux Breed

The Dogue de Bordeaux (Bordeaux mastiff) is one of the most ancient French breeds bred to attack bulls, bears and other dogs. Although intimidating in appearance, he is of calm temperament. The Dogue de Bordeaux is an outstanding guard of its property, but never aggressive or vicious. He bonds very closely with members of his family. Coat color is reddish brown (mahogany) or various shades of golden fawn.

Sometimes called the French Mastiff, the Bordeaux Mastiff, the Bordeaux Bulldog, or the Bordeaux Dog and known in his homeland (France) as Dogue de Bordeaux, this breed was originally used for cattle-droving, big game hunting and property guarding. An extremely cooperative, intelligent and fearless giant, he can never be intimidated and makes an outstanding guardian. With his family he is invariably affectionate, loyal and docile.

Since one of the original purposes of this breed was to protect, the Dogue is dog-aggressive by nature, will back down in fight and needs to be supervised closely in the presence of other dogs.

This is a highly intelligent breed that sometimes tends to be stubborn, but at the same time has an excellent memory. Once he learns a command, he never forgets it. Dogues get along with other family pets and, if introduced early, can make friendly with cats, birds and other dogs. Having another male Dogue can present a problem because of the dominant personality of Dogues in general.

Photo courtesy of Homestead Dogue de Bordeaux

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