Molosser

Molosser er en gruppe af solidt byggede, store hunderacer, der alle nedstammer fra den samme fælles forfader. Navnet stammer fra Molossia,[1]et område i det gamle Epirus,[2] hvor den store hyrdehund var kendt som en Molossus.[3]

Molosser har typisk kraftige knogler, hængeører, en relativt kort og godt muskuløs hals, og en kort snude.

Statue af molosserhund, nu uddød (British Museum).

Molosser

(*) Angiver hunde omfattet af Hundelovens forbudsordning.[4]

Miniatureudgaver af Molosser

Noter

  1. ^ Dogue De Bordeaux: A Comprehensive Owner's Guide by Joseph Janish, ISBN 1-59378-215-2,2003, p. 10, "The Dogue de Bordeaux falls into a group of dogs classified as molossers, descendants of the Molossus, a dog that lived around the time of 700 BC."
  2. ^ The Mini-Atlas of Dog Breeds by Andrew De Prisco,ISBN 0-86622-091-7,1990,page 136,"... Mastiff prototypes , such as the Molossus of Epirus and Babylonian Mastiff, were used as flock guards against wolves and other predators. ..."
  3. ^ The molossid bats are named after this breed of dog: The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region by J. D. Skinner, ISBN 0-521-84418-5,2006, p. 277, "The name of the [free-tailed bats] family is derived from the Greek molossus, a kind of dog used by Greek shepherds in ancient times."
  4. ^ "Arkiveret kopi". Arkiveret fra originalen 3. november 2019. Hentet 3. november 2019.

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Molossian Hound. The version is sometimes known as "Jennings Dog". On display in the British Museum.