On many occasions, the French Mastiff is being born by cesarean section operation, due to its large head.

During the famous French revolution, many French Mastiffs were killed when trying to defend their masters and nearly got extinct. Fortunately, a man named Raymond Triquet saved the French Mastiffs from complete extinction and today, French Mastiffs are quite popular in France and other countries.

Some of the famous French Mastiffs are: Beasley of 'Turner and Hooch', Foster who was the family dog of Spencer in 'General Hospital', Mac, which was owned by Dutch footballer Andy van der Meyde and Kalusha De El Siscar, who acted in 'Sex and the City'.

The male French Mastiff weighs about 150 pounds with a height of 30 inches over the shoulder.

England football player Frank Lampard has many French Mastiff puppies; English TV presenter Paul Ross has one French Mastiff and Edward Norton of The Italian Job has a French Mastiff guarding his estate.

Despite being a very powerful and muscular dog, The French Mastiff has a harmonious temperament towards his master and family.

French Mastiffs were initially found in France soon as the Fourteenth Century. They were mainly used for hunting, guarding cattle and serving butchers. They are said to be descendants of giant war hounds which accompanied Roman armies to France.

The French Mastiff has a short coat which needs brushing once a week, and it should be bathed once in every fortnight. Its toe nails should be trimmed and ears and eyes should be cleaned, every day.

The French Mastiff is known by many other names like Bordeauxdog, Bordeaux dogue, dogo de burdoes, dogue, molosser, dogue de bordeaux, doguedebordeaux, etc.

French Mastiffs are thick and stocky dogs with large heads and heavy jowls; in addition they have deep mahogany or light fawn color.