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Great places to learn about Neapolitan Mastiffs
« on: November 18, 2006, 04:14:31 pm »
Hi, I have been reading through all the topics. I want to give everyone the chance to learn more about this beautiful breed. There is a couple of message boards that you can learn anything you want to know with this breed. Here are the links.
http://www.neapolitan.org/phpBB/index.php
http://neapolitanworld.com/community/index.php
I am a breeder of AKC registered Neapolitan Mastiffs and I also have a forum on health issues. Here is the link.
http://starrsdcctneapolitanmastiffs.bravehost.com/
Here are a couple good examples of the breed...
This is AKC CH FDA Zorba owned by myself


Here is what a good quality puppy should look like...


All the above dogs are owned by me. Sometimes going with a cheaper breeder you end up with dogs that do not look anything like a Neapolitan Mastiff should. I hope you all enjoy the Mastino Message boards that I have linked you to.

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Re: Great places to learn about Neapolitan Mastiffs
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2006, 07:16:25 pm »
What a great looking dog.  Thanks for sharing.

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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2006, 07:33:23 pm »
Thank you for the comments on Zorba! I really just wanted people to see what they are really supposed to look like. And give the ones seeking answers to many questions a more informative place to get great breed related answers from experts in the breed.

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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2006, 01:45:50 am »
Education is key! what cool dogs, but oh so wrinkly! LOL
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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2006, 02:38:18 am »
thanks so much for the links!  they are so neat!  i look forward to learning more about them!
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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2006, 02:46:23 am »
ok, so i went to some of the links, and maybe i'm just impatient but i wanted to ask.  some of them have floppy ears, and some you can't see, are these cropped?  if so, is there a reason in their history that the ears are cropped SO short?
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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2006, 07:30:03 am »
Yes some are cropped, some are left natural.There are a lot of dogs from the UK on those sites too. The Neapolitan Mastiff world is very small. In the UK it is against the law to crop. In the USA it is personal choice. It is done just for the look. Most show dog people do crop, the Neapolitan was only recently admitted to the AKC,in 2004. And most of the judges are use to cropped look. But it is only preference no disqualificati on in the ring for ears, now the tail to be too short is another story. If the tail is to short it is a disqualificati on in the ring.

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Re: Great places to learn about Neapolitan Mastiffs
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2006, 08:45:58 am »
Zorba is incredible! I have seen one Neo in real life -- unfortunately at the humane society and was amazed by its stature and enormous head. thanks for the neo info

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« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2006, 03:06:25 pm »
Thanks Mommabear! I just try to get the correct information out there, so we don't have so many end up in the rescues! They are very unique dogs, and because of this may not be suited for every one.

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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2006, 02:44:53 pm »
Thought this would be cute to show what the cute little pups turn into. This is my female Chimera De La Bahia. Here is her puppy picture,then what she looks like now at only 14 months old.





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Re: Great places to learn about Neapolitan Mastiffs
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2006, 12:33:45 am »
Question: Are there prefered "types" with the Neo? Yours are all VERY nice looking, compact and jowly due to the wrinkles but I have seen many which are not overall as compact or wrinkly. Perhaps these have been badly bred? Or a different prefered look? I know many breeds i read about these days seem to have a difference of opinion among breeders as what is typey so i was just wondering. Thanks, Ann.

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« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2006, 08:18:16 pm »
You want all the wrinkle, but you can have too much wrinkle. My dogs are pretty much standard. You do not want less wrinkle. The standard was written so everyone could remember it and it has this easy to remember formula in it. WHAM= Wrinkle-Head-And-Mass. Now they can be prone to entropian, and you can not tell as a puppy if they will have it. Chimera is still changing,but we will be breeding her to a less typey male. But she is a very hard to come by type, she has a lot of wrinkle and yet she is not lymphatic.So this is a good thing!Now you will find breeders who are breeding Neos that have no wrinkle and look like cane corso's or pitbuls and they are saying we are breeding more athletic or working neos, this is all lies they just don't have the money or have been turned down for breeding quality from real breeders,so they get cheap pups that don't look much like a neo should and breed.Now these non wrinkled dogs can have just as many health issues as typey neos and most of the time more. I hope this answered the questions. That is a good thing asking quetions!!!!

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« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2006, 08:51:34 pm »
Chimera is gorgeous!! I so love the Neo expression. :) The wrinkles and the loose jowls make them look so unique.

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Re: Great places to learn about Neapolitan Mastiffs
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2006, 06:35:17 am »
Awesome looking dogs! I have a question though -what color is Chimera? And did her color change as she grew up, or does it look different due to the lighting?

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« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2006, 06:11:33 pm »
Chimera is a dark blue, which is a dark grey color. The pups are lighter and as they grow they get darker. But it is different camera's and they did have a different hue.