Pyrenean Mastiff

It should not be confused with the Pyrenean Mastiff.

However, if challenged, the Pyrenean Mastiff will not hesitate to defend its family or itself from a perceived threat.

The Pyrenean Mastiff's longish coat needs regular brushing and combing.

The Pyrenean Mastiff does not require a great deal of exercise, but it will become bored and restless without a sufficient amount.

The Pyrenean Mastiff should be trained with reward-based, positive lessons from as early an age as possible.

Outings are also a great way to socialize the Pyrenean Mastiff, who becomes gentler and more trusting with every friend it makes along the way....

The breed is now being taken from its native region and promoted as a pet in other countries like USA by the Pyrenean Mastiff Club of America.

The Pyrenean Mastiff (Mastín del Pirineo) is a large breed of dog originally from the Aragonese Pyrenees in Spain.

Many of today's Spanish breeds, of mastiffs, claim to be this breed; the Spanish mastiff, the Pyrenean mastiff or the old Spanish Alano.

Breeds such as the Bullmastiff, Dogue de Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Pyrenean Mastiff (Mastín del Pirineo), Spanish Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, and many others fall into the larger category of "Molossers", but are not "Mastiffs".