Broholmer

The Broholmer is a large Danish mastiff-type dog, sometimes called the Danish Mastiff, developed as an estate guardian and farm watchdog in Denmark. Named for the Broholm estate, it was once seen around manors, dairies, and cattle yards before numbers fell sharply in the twentieth century. The breed has a rectangular, powerful outline, a broad head with a loose but not extreme expression, and a short coat most commonly yellow with a black mask, golden red, or black. Its temperament is usually steady, watchful, and deliberate rather than sharp.

Keeping a Broholmer is a large-dog commitment: slow, controlled growth, sensible exercise while young, secure fencing, and early exposure to visitors and livestock matter more than hard drilling. The coat needs little beyond brushing, but drool, shedding, and the cost of feeding a giant dog should be expected. Breeding programs in Denmark and elsewhere place weight on temperament testing and health screening for hips, elbows, heart concerns, and bloat risk. Buyers should look for dogs raised as calm household guardians, not oversized novelty mastiffs.

Colors: Apricot, Bicolor, Black, Black and Tan, Black and White, Black Mask, Blue, Blue and Tan, Blue Merle, Blue Roan, Blue Tick, Brindle, Brown, Brown and Tan, Brown and White, Chocolate, Cream, Dapple, Domino, Fawn, Fawn and White, Gold, Gray, Harlequin, Irish Marked, Light Red, Liver, Liver Mask, Mantle, Mask, Merle, Mottled, Parti-Color, Piebald, Red, Red and White, Red Merle, Red Roan, Red Tick, Reverse Brindle, Roan, Sable, Saddle, Silver, Speckled, Spotted, Tan, Ticked, Tricolor, Tuxedo, White, Yellow