It is intelligent, energetic with a balanced nature. It is also an exceptional guard-dog.
It is docile and affectionate with its master, a lover of children and the family, but, when necessary, it becomes a brave and fearful defender of people, the home and courtyard.

It is a medium-large, athletically built Molosser with a solid, compact appearance, without being heavy.
Its great success lies in its stable disposition, its complete devotion to its master and its ability to adapt to many different roles.

In the past, it has been employed to guard property and livestock, for game hunting and personal defence, It is a gentle, sociable, easily trained dog which carries out the duties it was selected for efficiently.