"Prince is a 90 lb. English Mastiff / Rottweiler mix. He's about 2 years old in this picture and he loves to go camping and to go on trips to the river with me and my family. He's the perfect combination of sweet natured dog and fearless protector."

Racket, the Mastiff x Rottweiler hybrid (English Mastweiler) at 2 years old - "Racket came from a carefully planned breeding program. A group of breeders in Birmingham, UK, were breeding dogs for army, police and security work. I think this was their third generation of puppies from English Mastiff x Rottweiler breeding. The Rotties were small, German-bred and highly-trained. Racket is third- or fourth-generation cross as far as I can gather; the breeder had quite good records and showed me photos of family members who were not present at his kennels. Their aim was to breed a dog which looked like a small Mastiff but was more suited to working life, both from a health and temperament viewpoint. There is one Neapolitan Mastiff in her background - a Great grandfather I believe, or perhaps a great, great grandfather - and he would have been used instead of an English Mastiff. The breeder described them as 'Mastiff x Rottweiler' for this reason, but I confirmed with him that all other Mastiffs used were English mastiffs, not Bullmastiffs etc.. Her mother and father were both Mastweilers, and one grandfather was a Rottie. The breeders were trying to maintain a 50:50 mix down the generations. They had standardized the colors - the pups were all coming out in dark brindle, fawn or red - and the type seemed to be very similar too, but there was quite a size discrepancy in the litter; all pups appeared healthy but, out of about 12 pups, two males were much larger than the others."

"Despite her tough background, Racket is a lovely girl. She is very soppy and, aged 2, still thinks she is an adorable puppy. She's an attention-seeker, desperate to please, adores children. She is very friendly when introduced to people, but is an alert alarm dog. She is protective of me and stands in front of me, hackles raised, if she thinks there is a threat. If she hears angry, raised voices then she becomes alert and starts to guard. She has been raised with our English Bull Terrier and they adore each other, although they do enjoy rough play too. She stands about 25" (64cm) high at the shoulder and weighs over 110lbs (50Kgs)."

Racket, the English Mastiff x Rottweiler hybrid (English Mastweiler) at 2 years old.

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Abby, the English Mastweiler at 1 year old and 90 pounds. "Her daddy is a purebred Rottweiler and her mama is a purebred Mastiff."

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Mae, the English Mastweiler at 9 months old. "Her mother is a purebred English Mastiff that weighed over 110 lbs and her father is a German bred Rottweiler that weighed over 100lbs. Now at a year old she is already the height of a normal sized Rottie but still needs to fill out a bit. She is a very sweet dog who is all bark."

Napoleon, the English Mastweiler at 8 months old. Bred from from a Mastiff female and a Rottweiler male.

English Mastweilers, Jazzy (left), Napoleon (right) at 6 months old. Bred from from a Mastiff female and a Rottweiler male.