Comparison: Broholmer and Bullmastiff

Broholmer and Bullmastiff are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Broholmer	Bullmastiff
FCI group	2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs	2. Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds, Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs
Country of origin	Denmark	United Kingdom
Category	Large	Giant
Height at withers	–	61–69 cm
Weight	40–70 kg	41–59 kg
Life span	–	8–10 years
Recognition features	Large, rectangular, strongly built dog with a massive, broad head Short close-lying coat: yellow or red, with or without mask, or black Calm, good-tempered, yet watchful and self-confident	Massive dog with a short broad head and dark mask Short fawn or brindle coat Drooping lips, smaller than an English Mastiff
Coat	Short close-lying coat with undercoat; yellow or red, with or without black mask, or black; white markings on chest, feet and tail tip optional.	Short, hard coat; fawn, brindle or red.
Purpose	A large Danish mastiff-type dog, once a stag hunter, later a guard of farms and manors.	A 19th-century English gamekeeper's dog, a mastiff-bulldog cross used to catch poachers.

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