Boerboel
Sign in to saveAlso known as South African Boerboel, South African Mastiff, Boerbull, African Boerboel, African Mastiff, Boerbol
The Boerboel () is a South African breed of large dog of mastiff type, used as a family guard dog. It is large, with a short coat, strong bone structure and well-developed muscles.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Boerboel is referenced by 37 other articles, and connects out to Romania, dog and Singapore.
It sits within the topics Afrikaans words and phrases, Animal breeds originating in South Africa and Dog breeds originating in Africa.
Its subject is documented across 25 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Dog breed.name
- Boerboel
- Dog breed.image
- Boerboel wiki.jpg
- Dog breed.image2
- Boerboelmusta3.jpg
- Dog breed.altname
- South African Mastiff
- Dog breed.stock
- mastiffs, bulldogs, Boer Dog
- Dog breed.country
- South Africa
- Dog breed.coat
- short, smooth
- Dog breed.kc_name
- Kennel Union of Southern Africa
- Dog breed.kc_std
- https://web.archive.org/web/20251019084419/https://www.kusa.co.za/images/Gallery/Boerboel%20.pdf
- Dog breed.kc2_name
- South African Boerboel Breeders' Society
- Dog breed.kc2_std
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240620232218/https://www.sabbs.co.za/_files/ugd/af9354_f373247f5f1b4560a904acff039f6bda.pdf
- Dog breed.note
- not recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- dog breed
- Country of origin
- South Africa
- Image
- Boerboel.jpg
Show 2 more facts
- Commons category
- Boerboel
- Commons gallery
- Boerboel
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Legislation
- History
- Characteristics
- Health
- Restrictions
- References
The Boerboel () is a South African breed of large dog of mastiff type, used as a family guard dog. It is large, with a short coat, strong bone structure and well-developed muscles.
It is recognised by the Kennel Union of Southern Africa, but not by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boerboel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.