This English Mastiff is a powerfully built animal, with a huge body, broad skull and squarish head, giving an impression of immense power and strength. The body is massive with great depth and breadth, especially between the forelegs, causing these to be set wide apart.

The male stands at about 30 inches at the shoulder, and the female is only a little shorter - 27.5 inches. A male English Mastiff tips the scales at between 160 and 230 pounds, and the female around 140 and 190 pounds or more!

As for coloring, their short coat is close-lying and the color is apricot-fawn, silver-fawn, fawn, or dark fawn-brindle, always with black on the muzzle, ears, and nose and around the eyes.

The English Mastiff breed is a mix of grandeur, dignity and courage. Always loyal, calm, affectionate, and loving toward his family, he has a well-earned reputation for being a first-class guardian. But he can be ferocious, tenacious and fearless if and when the need arises.

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