The Bully Kutta, also known as the Indian Mastiff or Pakistani Mastiff is a breed of large working dog originating from the 16th century in Indian subcontinent. The Bully Kutta is a working dog used to hunt and patrol. The dog breed is common in India and Pakistan’s Punjab region, including Haryana and Delhi.

Bully Kutta translates literally into a heavily wrinkled Dog. The word Bully derives from the root word of the Bohli languages Hindi-Urdu and Punjabi, meaning heavily wrinkled and Kutta means dog.

The Bully Kutta originated in the Indian subcontinent, either in the Sind region or in the Thanjavur and Tiruchi districts of Madras in undivided India.The Bully Kutta was a favorite pet of ruling families in Thanjavur. The Mughal emperor Akbar owned a Bully dog that he often used to hunt.