We all know boerboel, dogo argentino, bandog, cane corso etc are all mastiff dogs, but what most people don't know is that these dogs are mutts or rather a mix of several breeds. The boerboel, for example, is as a result of mastiff dogs mating with the local south african dogs in the past. The breed has become a major export in south africa and recognized worldwide. The dog, in my own opinion, ranks 2nd or 3rd as the most sought after dog in nigeria after the germany shepherd and rottweiler. The nigerian indigenous breed has no marketable feature asides it loyalty which every other breed has. I am wondering what the result would look like if we mate the dog with a neopolitan mastiff. The American bandog is a fierce-looking dog and a product of neo mastiff and pitbull. In nigeria, I have seen several local dogs that almost look like a pitbull. I believe if we can mix the neo mastiff and the best looking local dog and the mix the result with another mastiff type dog, we might be able to achieve a dog we can call our own. Any suggestion on how to work on this project?

The things needed are:
1. Time
Time for each mix to grow for assessment
2. Finance
Money to buy stock for mating of various breeds. Space to take care of them as they grow. Funds to pay for space for the experiment, animal behaviourist specialists that will start documenting traits of ofsprings, disease susceptibility, DNA documentation, Etc
3. People
The people that believe in the project. Volunteers, specialists, care givers etc that will make up the team.
Ill add that it might be a life long project but you end up as proud blood line developer. You may even get to name the breed.
The local breed has another trait which you didn't mention. They are resistant to a lot of the diseases the exotic breeds can't stand. That's a plus to start with.

Nice one. Our product. Let's see how that goes.

Nice reasoning Op

I'll love that

I am currently working on one, I currently ve a local mix which I ve studied since wen she was little, the parents of d dog which belongs to my frnd were personally selected by me because I had dis crazy interest in breeding bt at that tym wasn't so much interested in owning a local dog bt I wanted to help him a gud dog, so I got to keep two pups bt later sold one.
APPEARANCE:
The puppies eventually came out to be all black blanket with tan, white or brown markings, some of the pups had white extended to their legs. But black is their dominant colours while white is recessive as only few of the pupppies had it, bt a patch of white in d chest region was common. They all had a medium tail which curves to touch their back. As puppies, their ears re floppy, bt as they mature, they bcom errect.
TEMPERAMENT:
As puppies they are very friendly jst as most other breeds, early socialization is important with this dogs because they tend to be wary of strangers and they mainly bond to one particular person in the house hold, and that person must be the one who would take em 4 walk, nd train them. Also early socialization is important with this dogs because as early as 2 month old, they bcom aware of dier surrounding and bark at strange noises nd by 3 months they bark at strangers.
TRAINABILITY:
They re very easy to train and respond mostly to one person in the household which they would gladly die for, they understand a command after 4 or 5 repititions, treats could be used in training them, but their heart can't be bought with food, they normally wuld love the person who shows dem love, gives them freedom,takes them for walk, trains them, defends them and always watch on them b4 they can accept u as a frnd (they must trust u) very security concious, though nt on d large side yet to me able to apply weight on an intruder wen asked to attack, they occasionally test their leader thru challenges to knw who is boss, so u need to be head strong with them. They are known to pursue stray dogs nd get into fight if nt properly socialized.
LITTER size: 4-8
Height: 20inches at shouler for females and 22 inches for males
Weight: not sure yet
Average life span: nt sure yet, stil monitoring the dog
Breed name: still a work in progress
NOTE: I currently ve a female which has a black blanket wit white extended to her legs with brown markings, the male was black blanket wit brown markings extended to his legs but I gave him out because I didn't want to breed them 2geda, instead I want to improve on the breed by crossing with a foreign dog which I am yet to do because I am stil studying my female which is nw a year nd 6 month old virgin nw. I keep her separate from my foregn dogs wen eva she is on heat.
MORE NOTES: they re currently 9ja pure local dogs wit no foreign mix in them yet still look lovely especially as puppies. Though I will breed her soon with a GSD once am certain she is tru with her growth. They re very confident dogs, I wuld attach pics of my female standing with a tails curled backwards nd other pics, I wuld ve loved to attach pics of dem as puppies bt I lost dem wen my mem card formated, the males re usually bigger, sum females sumtyms fall below 20 inch. Nd lastly I ve oda dogs nd puppies, neva breed them tho, I jst keep on buying them ova the years, am a pure GSD lover, nd ve kept them for years nw bt neva breed them for gud reasons, in one of the pics u wuld see my sable gsd pup nd a gsd mix on d floor,

Local or not this dogs are also adorable,well gud luck on Ŧħĕ project

@eveezy......what goal do you have in mind or rather objective(s) for the new breed development or you are being speculative. I ask cos my little knowledge in variety or breed development is that you have specific aims at the start point. It may be size, disease susceptibility, behavioural peculiarities, longevity, climate adaptations, work adaptations etc.
If not inline with the above it looks like you cross as you like and wait for whatever outcomes which is in the reverse mode I think.
Kudos though on the attempt you're making.

Eveezy:
I am currently working on one, I currently ve a local mix which I ve studied since wen she was little, the parents of d dog which belongs to my frnd were personally selected by me because I had dis crazy interest in breeding bt at that tym wasn't so much interested in owning a local dog bt I wanted to help him a gud dog, so I got to keep two pups bt later sold one.
APPEARANCE:
The puppies eventually came out to be all black blanket with tan, white or brown markings, some of the pups had white extended to their legs. But black is their dominant colours while white is recessive as only few of the pupppies had it, bt a patch of white in d chest region was common. They all had a medium tail which curves to touch their back. As puppies, their ears re floppy, bt as they mature, they bcom errect.
TEMPERAMENT:
As puppies they are very friendly jst as most other breeds, early socialization is important with this dogs because they tend to be wary of strangers and they mainly bond to one particular person in the house hold, and that person must be the one who would take em 4 walk, nd train them. Also early socialization is important with this dogs because as early as 2 month old, they bcom aware of dier surrounding and bark at strange noises nd by 3 months they bark at strangers.
TRAINABILITY:
They re very easy to train and respond mostly to one person in the household which they would gladly die for, they understand a command after 4 or 5 repititions, treats could be used in training them, but their heart can't be bought with food, they normally wuld love the person who shows dem love, gives them freedom,takes them for walk, trains them, defends them and always watch on them b4 they can accept u as a frnd (they must trust u) very security concious, though nt on d large side yet to me able to apply weight on an intruder wen asked to attack, they occasionally test their leader thru challenges to knw who is boss, so u need to be head strong with them. They are known to pursue stray dogs nd get into fight if nt properly socialized.
LITTER size: 4-8
Height: 20inches at shouler for females and 22 inches for males
Weight: not sure yet
Average life span: nt sure yet, stil monitoring the dog
Breed name: still a work in progress
NOTE: I currently ve a female which has a black blanket wit white extended to her legs with brown markings, the male was black blanket wit brown markings extended to his legs but I gave him out because I didn't want to breed them 2geda, instead I want to improve on the breed by crossing with a foreign dog which I am yet to do because I am stil studying my female which is nw a year nd 6 month old virgin nw. I keep her separate from my foregn dogs wen eva she is on heat.
MORE NOTES: they re currently 9ja pure local dogs wit no foreign mix in them yet still look lovely especially as puppies. Though I will breed her soon with a GSD once am certain she is tru with her growth. They re very confident dogs, I wuld attach pics of my female standing with a tails curled backwards nd other pics, I wuld ve loved to attach pics of dem as puppies bt I lost dem wen my mem card formated, the males re usually bigger, sum females sumtyms fall below 20 inch. Nd lastly I ve oda dogs nd puppies, neva breed them tho, I jst keep on buying them ova the years, am a pure GSD lover, nd ve kept them for years nw bt neva breed them for gud reasons, in one of the pics u wuld see my sable gsd pup nd a gsd mix on d floor,

Thank God I came across this thread... Mr Eveezy how far with the breed you tried creating for our able Nigeria??

AfricaNigerian:
Thank God I came across this thread... Mr Eveezy how far with the breed you tried creating for our able Nigeria??

Bros, for where? I gave up oo, its easier said dan done oo

Eveezy:

Bros, for where? I gave up oo, its easier said dan done oo

ahhh! And your post already motivated me ooo... When I read it what came to my mind was that I was also going to try the same thing when I eventually and luckily get a dog lols...
I'm sure you didn't even attempt it...
You can do this bro

AfricaNigerian:
ahhh! And your post already motivated me ooo... When I read it what came to my mind was that I was also going to try the same thing when I eventually and luckily get a dog lols...
I'm sure you didn't even attempt it...
You can do this bro

Biko don't be like me, let my words there motivate u.
Am not a breeder but I occasionally have dogs for sale

Eveezy:

Biko don't be like me, let my words there motivate u.
Am not a breeder but I occasionally have dogs for sale

lols! Okay