What is this large mastiff-type breed that hails from South Africa where it is commonly used as a family guard dog?

The name Boerboel roughly translates into English from Afrikaans as "farmer's bulldog" — which shouldn't come as a surprise because these large mastiff-type dogs were originally used as guard dogs on farms. Nowadays, however, they mostly serve as family guard dogs.

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