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BRIEF HISTORICAL
SUMMARY:
The dogue de Bordeaux is one of the most ancient French breeds,
probably a descendant of the Alans and, in particular, the alan vautre
of which Gaston Phebus (or Febus), Count of Foix, said in the 14th
century, in his Livre de Chasse that " he holds his bite stronger than
three sighthounds". The word "dogue" first appeared at the end of the
14th century. In the middle of the 19th century these ancient dogues
were hardly renowned outside the region of Aquitaine. They were used
for hunting large animals such as boar, for fighting (often codified),
for the guarding of houses and cattle and in the service of butchers.
In 1863 the first French dog show took place in Paris in the Jardin
d'Acclimatation. The dogues de Bordeaux were entered under their
present name. There have been different types : The Toulouse type, the
Paris type and the Bordeaux type, which is the origin of today's dogue.
The breed, which had suffered greatly during the two world wars, to the
point of being threatened with extinction after the second world war,
got off to a fresh start in the 1960's.
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BEHAVIOUR /
TEMPERAMENT :
An ancient fighting dog, the dogue de Bordeaux is
gifted for guarding, which he assumes with vigilance and great
courage but without aggressiveness. A good companion, very attached
to his master and very affectionate. Calm, balanced with a high
stimulus threshold. The male normally has a dominant character.
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REX
REGIS Breeding
kennel Dogue de Bordeaux
Ján Mesiar
Ludrová 9
034 71
Slovak republic
+421 44 4352 405
+421 903 869 735
rexregis@szm.sk |
