This breed is powerfully built, with a massive body, broad skull and head of generally square appearance.
The size should be very large, but it must be balanced by soundness. The body is massive with great breadth especially between the forelegs, causing these to be set wide apart. While no height or weight is specified for this breed, the approximate height is 25.5 to 30 inches (70 to 76 cm) and weight 175 to 190 lb (79 to 86 kg).
The short coat is close-lying and the colour is apricot-fawn, silver-fawn, fawn or dark fawn-brindle, always with black on the muzzle, ears nose and around the eyes.