Spanish Mastiff — Specs and Facts (2026)

About the Spanish Mastiff

The Spanish Mastiff or Mastín Español is a breed of mastiff from Spain, originally bred to be a guard dog and whose specialized purpose is to be a livestock guardian dog protecting flocks and/or herds from wolves and other predators.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

More dog breeds from Spain

Alano Español Spain Lives 11 yrs Photo: Canarian · CC BY-SA 4.0

Basque Shepherd Dog Spain Lives 13 yrs Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Can de Palleiro Spain Photo: Berkano2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dogo español Spain Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 4.0

Galgo Español Spain Height 60 cm Photo: Tux-Man · CC0

Gos Rater Valencià Spain Photo: Monimex · Public domain

Pachón Navarro Spain Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain

Podenco Canario Spain Height 53 cm Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Photo credits9 photographs on this page

Spanish Mastiff — Mondarruego2011 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
Alano Español — Canarian · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
Basque Shepherd Dog — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
Can de Palleiro — Berkano2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
Dogo español — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
Galgo Español — Tux-Man · CC0 · file page
Gos Rater Valencià — Monimex · Public domain · file page
Pachón Navarro — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
Podenco Canario — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page

Photographs come from Wikimedia Commons under the licence each one names. How Animalso credits photographs.