{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_mastiff_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_mastiff_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Mastiff — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) official breed-standard factual data for Mastiff, paraphrased derived fact summary (per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3) from source_file; Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/mastiff_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 6\n  passed: 6\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_mastiff_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_mastiff_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Mastiff — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n# Mastiff — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Mastiff originates in Great Britain and is classified by the FCI in Group 2 (Pinscher and Schnauzer), Section 2.1 (Molossoid breeds, Mastiff type).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The AKC minimum height at the shoulder is 30 inches for dogs and 27½ inches for bitches.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The FCI height at the withers is 64 to 69 cm for males and 61 to 66 cm for females; weight is 50 to 59 kg (males) and 41 to 50 kg (females).\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is straight, coarse and of moderately short length, with a dense undercoat.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Accepted colours are any shade of brindle, fawn or red.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The described temperament combines grandeur and good nature, courage and docility.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Mastiff — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Mastiff — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/mastiff_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/mastiff_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":431,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}