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Dogue de Bordeaux

The Dogue de Bordeaux is an ancient French mastiff, historically used for boar-hunting, cart-pulling, and estate guardianship in the Bordeaux region.

Calculate Dogue de Bordeaux age
Lifespan11.1 yrrange 10–12
SizeGiantWorking Group
Weight99–110 lb44.9–49.9 kg
Senior at5 yrgeriatric at 8

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About

About the Dogue de Bordeaux

The Dogue de Bordeaux is an ancient French mastiff, historically used for boar-hunting, cart-pulling, and estate guardianship in the Bordeaux region. The massive head and brachycephalic muzzle shape create welfare tradeoffs that show-breeding intensifies.

Aging

How Dogue de Bordeauxs age

RVC VetCompass gives a median 11.1 years (n=4,631). DCM is the defining breed late-life concern — genetic surveys show high prevalence — with GDV, brachycephalic airway syndrome, and osteochondritis dissecans (OFA moderate) secondary.

Lifespan deep-diveAvg 11.1 yr · range 10–12Senior careSenior at 5 · geriatric at 8Common health issues9 tracked conditions
Physical

Physical characteristics

Weight
99–110 lb(44.9–49.9 kg)
Height
23–26 in(58.4–66 cm)
Coat type
Short
Colors
FawnMahoganyIsabellaRed
Temperament

Temperament

How Dogue de Bordeauxs tend to show up around their people, other dogs, and the world.

loyalvigilantcourageousaffectionate
  • Energy
  • Trainability
  • Good with kids
  • Good with other dogs
  • Shedding
Health

Common health issues

Full health profile
  • Moderatetypical onset ~2 yr

    Elbow Dysplasia

    Description and veterinary guidance for Elbow Dysplasia land in Phase 4. Prevalence and onset-age figures above are drawn from https://ofa.org/diseases/disease-statistics/.

  • Moderatetypical onset ~2 yr

    Osteochondritis Dissecans

    Description and veterinary guidance for Osteochondritis Dissecans land in Phase 4. Prevalence and onset-age figures above are drawn from https://ofa.org/diseases/disease-statistics/.

  • Moderatetypical onset ~6 yr

    Adult-Onset Cardiac Disease (Echocardiogram)

    Description and veterinary guidance for Adult-Onset Cardiac Disease (Echocardiogram) land in Phase 4. Prevalence and onset-age figures above are drawn from https://ofa.org/diseases/disease-statistics/.

Exercise
45min
per day

Dogue de Bordeauxs are satisfied by around 45 minutes of daily activity (energy level 3/5). Short, regular outings beat one long session.

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References

Sources

Lifespan and health figures on this page are drawn from the peer-reviewed and organizational sources below.

  1. AKC breed standardAmerican Kennel Club breed page

    Breed size, weight range, height, AKC group, origin, coat type, and temperament baseline.

  2. RVC VetCompassRoyal Veterinary College VetCompass life-table research (McMillan et al. 2024)

    UK primary-care records; source for the median-lifespan and mortality figures.