Tag: South African Mastiff

The Boerboel: South African Mastiff

                                                The South African Mastiff – Boerboel        This breed is popular in South Africa. The word “Boer” comes from the Afrikaans word for a “farmer’. The word ‘Boel” is an…

South African Mastiff

By Claudia Bensimoun                                                      Image credit: Wiki     The South African Mastiff – Boerboel.The forgotten breed. This breed is popular in South Africa and surprisingly  not   much coverage is given about this self…

THE SOUTH AFRICAN MASTIFF! BOERBOEL

By Claudia Bensimoun   Image credit: Wiki The South African Mastiff – Boerboel  This breed is popular in South Africa.  The word ” Boer” comes from the Afrikaans word for a “farmer’. The word ‘Boel” is a very old Afrikaans slang word for “dog”. The Boerboel was bred  in South Africa specifically for the protection…