Because of the harddrive crash at my computer there will no be any "ordinary" MOTM for September 2005.
Instead September 2005 will be a celebration of an old and long gone dog, the Mastiff Beaufort,
considered the ideal Mastiff in the late 1800's and early 1900's.
Breed: Mastiff
Name: CH. Beaufort
Sex: Male
Born: 29. August 1884
Sire: CH. Beau
Dam: CH. Lady Isabel
Breeder: J. Sidney Turner
Owner: W. K. Taunton

CH. Beaufort was born in 1884 and he was considered as the ideal Mastiff in the late 1800's and the early 1900's, and he still has many admirers.
CH. Beaufort was bred in Britain by Mr. Sidney Turner and purchased by Mr. W. K. Taunton.
Due to a partnership between Mr. Taunton of England and Mr. Winchell of Vermont, USA, CH. Beaufort was sent over to USA for a while, where he won the open class at New York in 1890. While in USA CH. Beaufort sired Beaufort's Black Prince, considered the best Mastiff bred so far in USA.
CH. Beaufort was sent back to England, where he died at the age of 10 years in 1894.

Some of CH. Beaufort's measurements:
Height at Shoulder: 29,5 in.
Weight: 165 lbs.
Girth of chest: 42 in.
Girth of skull: 27 in.
Lenght of skull: 7,5 in.
Lenght of muzzle: 4 in.
Lenght from nose to occiput: 11,5 in.
Lenght from nose to rest of tail: 52,5 in.
Lenght of tail: 19,5 in.

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