Largest Dog Breeds

The Daily Puppy has inspired me to find trends in dog breeds. 

This post will kick off a special series on the largest dog breeds according to the American Kennel Club.

The American Kennel Club lists 14 dogs as the largest breeds -

1.  Great Dane
2.  Mastiff
3.  Neapolitan Mastiff
4.  Bullmastiff
5.  Newfoundland
6.  Dogue De Bordeaux
7.  Cane Corso
8.  Great Pyrenees
9.  Bernese Mountain Dog
10.  Tibetan Mastiff
11.  Black Russian Terrier
12.  Leonberger
13.  Irish Wolfhound
14.  Scottish Deerhound

In the posts to come, I will discuss the history of each breed.