Tosa Inu

The Tosa Inu make peerless guarddogs. Female dogs usually make better personal guardians than males because of maternal instincts.

It has been used as a fighting dog. They have a historical record as fighting dogs. The dog breeds are used in dog fighting, even today. This dog breed was originally used in dog figthing. Dog fighting has been popular in many countries throughout history. It is against the law and often a felony to attend a dog fighting event.

The dog breeds may be suspicious of unknown persons. Tends to be fairly dog aggressive.

Source: Tosa Inu's was originally from Japan. However, they are not a common sigth in Tokyo.

Tosa Inu class: Tosa Inu is approved in the World Canine Organisation archives. The breed is acknowledged in the section «Molossoid breeds» (2.2) in the class «Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid Breeds». World Canine Organisation symbol for tosa inu is 260 and was added to the archives 1997-12-09. United Kennel Club involves the breed as «Guardian Dogs» in their archives.

The dog breeds physical characteristics: The Tosa Inu is a gigantic dog breed. Dogs get as tall as 22 to 25 inches tall. Bitches get as tall as 21 to 24 inches tall. Dogs can weigh 83 to 200 pounds. Bitches is 83 to 190 pounds. The dog has large hanging ears. is usually rather long. Tosa Inu have a massive body type. The hanging low tail is . Its muzzle is rather short. The fur is short.

Colors of this dog breed is usually red, black, yellow, black and tan, fawn, brindle.

Other facts about the dog: Envisioned years to live for a tosa inu is 10 to 12 years. The breed is usually not time-consuming to find for sale. The tosa inu were originally bred for dog fighting. This has other names as well: Tosa, Tosa Ken.

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