This dog is great with small children, I have one just like these. They are drooly and very affectionate, once you own and love one you will be sold forever.. Thank you for this great vid ond I love the song...wish I knew the words to it.
These are one of the most amazing dogs in the world. It doesn't look like it but they are super intelligent. Mine is 10 months old and just works things out no problem. We don't cut the ears in the UK. These dogs are to be treasured they nearly died out and are one of the oldest breeds still alive today. Mastino's Rule
AWESOME VIDEO! We have a female Neo here in Canada (68 kg). Also had a male for 9 and a half years that we sadly had to put down last year. These are FANTASTIC DOGS! Btw, yes you're right... this is the dog from Harry Potter.
This man is obviously a great breeder i think i saw him on a site for presa canaries as well can anyone tell how much he is asking for his neapolitan mastiffs.
@typhoon1978 In closing... I am in fact Italian and proud of my heritage. The Mastino is a dog like no other. The Mastino moves differently, thinks differently and acts differently than any other breed. I know this because I grew up with my mother owning an animal rescue where I experienced many examples of just about every breed known to man. Only people who do not know the Mastino think of him as slow... "Seeing" a Mastino does not mean you know them. I shared my ENTIRE life with them...
You get them in turkey... ,they were originally used as shepard dogs ....they are kind of intelligent and they´re supposed to understand more than 3000 spoken orders,...
My "mutt" is an AKC registered English Mastiff from a long line of AKC registered champion "mutt" English Mastiffs. Mutts don't get AKC registered and don't win dog shows. I don't know why I even felt compelled to keep responding to this thread, I think I'm done now.
The breed is reported to have been used to fight alongside the Roman Legions, by having bladed and spiked leather harnesses tied to their backs and being trained to run under the bellies of enemy horses, to disembowel them. This dog is not completely useless!
Gee some of yuz talk shit ! The Neo is an Exquisite Breed and there Ugliness is there Beauty! There More ugly the More Beautiful. And having owned Neo's i can tell ya They are Extremely protective of ya. A man or Womens True Best friend !
@MandyLionWWIII I don't know what is the sense of your post... but I would like to tell you that I live in Italy where Mastino Napoletano is born, and I always see them because lot of people have. Every dog has his own dignity, but right because of this I don't know why Man must ruin him... why ??? Also a bad example of this breed can be fearless and aggressive and make fear to man... so ? I would like to tell you that if Mastino Napoletano was unchanged from old times for sure I had one...
very true! I have a neo and a rotti on my ranch to protect my live stock, the neo is far more dominant and powerful in comparsn to my roti, he chases black bears to defend our land..It hasnt lost it's war heritage, believe me
@Daluzmmania89 or maybe the dogs are bred to be huge with loose skin to fit their function as protection dogs, and regular grooming prevents inherent skin conditions...
@typhoon1978 Just for info, They have always been that way. They are passive dog that won't fight if it's not necessary. Why they were taken has fighter is because they are and will always be guard dog they will die for theyre family, and because they can take lot of damage without showing it, ive heard of neo having a broken leg and having no sign of it, walking normally on it. A third point is that those dog are massif, they are big and very very very Strong.
@MandyLionWWIII Sorry but I didn't see this message :-) When I read your messages it seems that you know me, it seems... but it's not so ! when I write "see" means that I "know" them... but I don't possess... I don't like to possess the actual Mastino :-) If you want I can show you a real Mastino coming from Viterbo, with no loosy skin and great athletic body... My Dogo Canario plays all the days with him (until he will grow up)... and I know him... (to be continued)
@MandyLionWWIII ... you say that you shared your ENTIRE life with Mastinos but there's no trace nor on your myspace account, nor on your youtube account of them...NOTHING... but I understood you love hard rock music and you probably sing! What about dogs ? Can you show us ALL YOUR Mastinos ??? Please... I will share with you a photo with me and the Mastino that I "see" everyday :-)
When the romans invaded gaul (france) and britania (britain) The neopolitans they took with them on there campaigns, slowly adapted to the environment and became the modern day mastifs we see in england and france. So in short the Neopolitan is the original mastif, ALL other mastifs are from the neo including the cane corso as well.
I commented this post long time ago...but my opinion is absolutely unchanged. I was speaking about actual situation compared to 1950-1970, so not 2000 years ago. we have so very little informations about the breed at that time that I can't say anything. we have pictures and people instead about 30-50 years ago. My one was a critic against the fci system nothing more. for sure in this moment we have a lot of breeders involved in business processes more than passion ones.
@typhoon1978 I will say that most breeders of ANY breed are creating dogs which do not have the functionality of the past. NOT just the Mastino... Just look at the GSD. Completely ruined by showdog people but... If you take the time to find a good example you can and will with any breed. I do know I have a porsche... Having a porsche does not mean you have the best car... Because there are many other porsche's on the street but... IF you have a porsche you are sure to have a GREAT car.
@typhoon1978 "There is no fear of such a dog" until you enter the yard of someone who has a good example of this breed. If you were face to face with an angry Mastino you would shit yourself so hard that you would most likely propel yourself into space. These dogs "LOOK" like they are lumbering and slow but make them mad and watch out! Remember that grizzly bears look slow and lumbering too but they can out run a race horse for a short distance. Mastini are all about POWER and intelligence.
These dogs were originaly from the middle east thousands upon thousands of years ago, and somehow probably due to war ended up in Greece, alexander the great had neopolitan mastifs on his campaign. Then when the romans invaded greece they saw these huge feroucious dogs and decided they would take them back to italy, they made them into war dogs and they fought alongside the legions. In sicily they breed the dog down a notch to make the cane corse a herding dog.
ich habe mal einen mastiino napolitana mit viel weniger haut am hals gesehen und der war 100 mal schöner und agiler als diese hier gezeigten hunde. die zeiten der hundekämpfe sind vorbei, eine rasse sollte auch der heutigen zeit entsprechen, was zuviel ist ist zuviel.....meine meinung!
The actual "Neaopolitan Mastiff" has been ruined by breeder's selection for shows, because to exalt the phenotype they lose the functional side. I saw some of them at the FCI shows (International Canine Shows) here in Italy and I think there's no fear of a such dog. He's slow, he has lot of health and skin problems... What are we doing ? Why are we wasting all the possibilities we have to reserve such beautiful dogs ?
@typhoon1978 You obviously do not understand that a PROPER Mastino should be a gentle and loving family member and a fierce and FEARSOME protector against intruders. If you feel that strangers should not be afraid of a GUARD dog then you are missing the point completely. Just because you live in Italy does NOT mean you understand the Mastino. My Mastino is a lover and a warrior... There is no contradiction in that. A good Mastino is the most loving dog to his master but NOT strangers.
@MandyLionWWIII Ok you have the best dog man ;-) Nobody can enter your property... sure ??? I love dogs but they can't handle guns... do you read newspapers ?
@josesomoano Amen to that my friend... Anyone who has the need to insult dogs, or people, is someone who has something missing... If you have no machismo yourself then I guess the next best thing is having a dog to supplement that which you do not have. I have lived with Mastini all of my life and these dogs are on par with the very best guardian breeds out there. If that guy who keeps insulting came into my yard he would eat his words while my Mastino eats him... ALL dogs are great...
@typhoon1978 When you say that you have a "real" Mastino without wrinkle or skin then you are saying that you have a "real Porsche" without without the Porsche design... It does not work that way. People want to believe what they want to believe but.. Reality is a completely different thing. You said you would not be worried if you went into the yard with a Mastino...? If you and your dog entered my property uninvited you would both end up learning a huge and painful lesson
@typhoon1978 Actually... If you looked at my myspace pages and my facebook you would see PLENTY of my Mastini. The reason why I tend to disagree with you on what you said is the following... If someone said to you that Porsche makes cars which don't drive well but then you found out that they never owned or even driven a Porsche in their entire life would you believe them? But someone who owned Porsche all their life would be able to give you the REAL information.
what are you talking about? what kind of dogs do you want to see in the world. there not useless i have one and my cousion dosent and he lives near me and got his jeep stolen. we have a mercedes, jag, volvo and peugeo n our house and you can be sure they didn't come near my house. she keeps every thug away. They say there hard to look after I don't think so my one is very easy going anyway. Love her to bits!!
@tfrenn @tfrenn for sure... he had but not so much... if you look at old pics you will see a functional dog, not an unuseful one. Try to search for "Guaglione" or "Siento" and you will see REAL Neapolotan... After watching them come back and tell me what you think...
@typhoon1978 I NEVER said I have the best dog.... What I did say is that I have a GREAT specimen of Mastino right now and had some GREAT ones in the past. You either don't understand English very well or you want to read more into a statement than there is. Making a statement about guns is silly... Because NO dog can beat a gun. YOU are the one who said that a Mastino is nothing to worry about. You did not say anything about guns. I'm done with this conversation because you don't get it
@MandyLionWWIII hei man I never said that ALL the existing Mastinos are sheet ! I'm saying that MAN is making a BAD work with Mastino Napoletano breed and for ALMOST ALL THE BREEDS INVOLVED IN SHOWS !!! This is what I'm saying...understand ? I don't judge YOU, YOUR DOG or other, this is useless. And please... you don't know if you have a porsche man ;-) You can have good dogs but a better dog will always exist. Sorry !
These are the BEST dogs on earth! I LOVE them.
What absolutely beautiful dogs!!! Gorgeous music for an exquisite breed!! Thankyou!
I found a new Lowe,..... yes Neapolitan Mastiff. I ´m fall in Love. Very beatifull doggs.
Wow! What an awesome, magnificent dog!
This dog is great with small children, I have one just like these. They are drooly and very affectionate, once you own and love one you will be sold forever.. Thank you for this great vid ond I love the song...wish I knew the words to it.
Perfectly, excllently!!! Many thanks!!!
Hear Hear!!!!! The most beautiful creatures in the world. I am proud to be owned by one!! Without doubt, my best and most loyal friend.
These are one of the most amazing dogs in the world. It doesn't look like it but they are super intelligent. Mine is 10 months old and just works things out no problem. We don't cut the ears in the UK. These dogs are to be treasured they nearly died out and are one of the oldest breeds still alive today. Mastino's Rule
at 1st I was like - just hurry & show the pups..then it dawned on me- daayummm...THOSE R THE PUPS!! lol....awesome!!
i love this video music fits perfectly
Excelente. pois nao é preciso muitas palavras para se falar de algo notorio, simplesmente THE BEST.
AWESOME VIDEO! We have a female Neo here in Canada (68 kg). Also had a male for 9 and a half years that we sadly had to put down last year. These are FANTASTIC DOGS! Btw, yes you're right... this is the dog from Harry Potter.
beautiful song, it makes me to remember, many things...
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THANKS EDUARDO
son una excelente compañia
beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have a one!!! we love him!
Love them.
Congratulations!!!!Very beautiful dogs.
I would like to know the name of the song and the singer ?
que buena sangre q tienen esos perros por dios!!!!!!!!!!
simplement super , que du bonheur.
Wunderschönes Video...ein Traum von Mastino Napoletano
I have a black & a fawn Chinese Shar-pei, but I want one of these SO badly!!!
You're so cute and funny ^_^
Their imperial majesties the Neapolitan Mastiffs!
droopyballsack face! but its freaking awesome looking beasts!
wow alot of ppl think this dog is ugly..... i rekon its the coolest lookin dog ive seen
bello video
Sensacional cães
MASTINO NAPOLETANO NUMBER ONE!!!!
Love!!!
This man is obviously a great breeder i think i saw him on a site for presa canaries as well can anyone tell how much he is asking for his neapolitan mastiffs.
@DelPescatore
Thank you my friend... Am I talking to a fellow mastinaro?
my brother has a bernese mountain dog, greater swiss mountain dog mix, and he's just about perfect.
wish our neos werre allowed cropped ears over here they look great !
Traumhafte Tiere
que cancion mas bonita
my fav personally is the bernese mountain dog but really ill say that but then i luv these really i luv all breeds but some more then others
erschreckend! Lebenserwartung ? - 5 - 6- Jahre?
@typhoon1978
In closing...
I am in fact Italian and proud of my heritage.
The Mastino is a dog like no other. The Mastino moves differently, thinks differently and acts differently than any other breed. I know this because I grew up with my mother owning an animal rescue where I experienced many examples of just about every breed known to man.
Only people who do not know the Mastino think of him as slow...
"Seeing" a Mastino does not mean you know them. I shared my ENTIRE life with them...
@typhoon1978 so the original Neapolitan Mastiff does't have wrinkles, I asking cause I really don't know about these dogs and I like the way they look
how much did it cost to get your dog as a puppy? I'm going to save to get one!!!
woah... soooooo many wrinkles!!! haha but there cute =]
Where can we find old photos? Is there still people breeding the old kind? Thx.
Isn't the Neapolitan Mastiff the dog they used for Fang (Hagrid's dog, not the 3-headed one) from Harry Potter?
i`ve seen one of them at a restaurant outside... somewhere in Windsor.... is was MASIVEEEEEE i swear it was bigger than me :| and i`m nearly 6 foot :|
2nd best breed in the world i want one i wish
la cancion se llama La Stagione dell'amore
Esse cachorro é muito, mais muito grande parece um "Dinossauro" de grande que é...
@tfrenn can't find them under those names are there any other references
You get them in turkey... ,they were originally used as shepard dogs ....they are kind of intelligent and they´re supposed to understand more than 3000 spoken orders,...
My "mutt" is an AKC registered English Mastiff from a long line of AKC registered champion "mutt" English Mastiffs. Mutts don't get AKC registered and don't win dog shows.
I don't know why I even felt compelled to keep responding to this thread, I think I'm done now.
looks like a pitbull mixed wit a sharpei..lol thats 1 big ass dog
why do you say they are extinct? I have an english mastiff puppy myself.
The breed is reported to have been used to fight alongside the Roman Legions, by having bladed and spiked leather harnesses tied to their backs and being trained to run under the bellies of enemy horses, to disembowel them. This dog is not completely useless!
Gee some of yuz talk shit ! The Neo is an Exquisite Breed and there Ugliness is there Beauty! There More ugly the More Beautiful. And having owned Neo's i can tell ya They are Extremely protective of ya. A man or Womens True Best friend !
my friend used to have a 19stone one a guard dog
@MandyLionWWIII I don't know what is the sense of your post... but I would like to tell you that I live in Italy where Mastino Napoletano is born, and I always see them because lot of people have.
Every dog has his own dignity, but right because of this I don't know why Man must ruin him... why ???
Also a bad example of this breed can be fearless and aggressive and make fear to man... so ? I would like to tell you that if Mastino Napoletano was unchanged from old times for sure I had one...
they look like old people
very true! I have a neo and a rotti on my ranch to protect my live stock, the neo is far more dominant and powerful in comparsn to my roti, he chases black bears to defend our land..It hasnt lost it's war heritage, believe me
@Daluzmmania89 or maybe the dogs are bred to be huge with loose skin to fit their function as protection dogs, and regular grooming prevents inherent skin conditions...
whats the best breed then?
These are cute dogs in their own way. They got an awful lot of saggy skin though.
I know! I'll get it plastic surgery :D
Very nice dogs. Just a shame that their ears are cut off.
@typhoon1978 Just for info, They have always been that way. They are passive dog that won't fight if it's not necessary. Why they were taken has fighter is because they are and will always be guard dog they will die for theyre family, and because they can take lot of damage without showing it, ive heard of neo having a broken leg and having no sign of it, walking normally on it. A third point is that those dog are massif, they are big and very very very Strong.
2:03 jajajaja xD
@MandyLionWWIII Sorry but I didn't see this message :-)
When I read your messages it seems that you know me, it seems... but it's not so !
when I write "see" means that I "know" them... but I don't possess... I don't like to possess the actual Mastino :-) If you want I can show you a real Mastino coming from Viterbo, with no loosy skin and great athletic body... My Dogo Canario plays all the days with him (until he will grow up)... and I know him... (to be continued)
@MandyLionWWIII ... you say that you shared your ENTIRE life with Mastinos but there's no trace nor on your myspace account, nor on your youtube account of them...NOTHING... but I understood you love hard rock music and you probably sing! What about dogs ? Can you show us ALL YOUR Mastinos ??? Please...
I will share with you a photo with me and the Mastino that I "see" everyday :-)
Whats the song name?
When the romans invaded gaul (france) and britania (britain) The neopolitans they took with them on there campaigns, slowly adapted to the environment and became the modern day mastifs we see in england and france. So in short the Neopolitan is the original mastif, ALL other mastifs are from the neo including the cane corso as well.
can they out run humans?
I commented this post long time ago...but my opinion is absolutely unchanged. I was speaking about actual situation compared to 1950-1970, so not 2000 years ago.
we have so very little informations about the breed at that time that I can't say anything.
we have pictures and people instead about 30-50 years ago. My one was a critic against the fci system nothing more. for sure in this moment we have a lot of breeders involved in business processes more than passion ones.
@typhoon1978
I will say that most breeders of ANY breed are creating dogs which do not have the functionality of the past. NOT just the Mastino... Just look at the GSD. Completely ruined by showdog people but... If you take the time to find a good example you can and will with any breed.
I do know I have a porsche... Having a porsche does not mean you have the best car... Because there are many other porsche's on the street but... IF you have a porsche you are sure to have a GREAT car.
@legolaray why ??
@typhoon1978
"There is no fear of such a dog" until you enter the yard of someone who has a good example of this breed.
If you were face to face with an angry Mastino you would shit yourself so hard that you would most likely propel yourself into space.
These dogs "LOOK" like they are lumbering and slow but make them mad and watch out!
Remember that grizzly bears look slow and lumbering too but they can out run a race horse for a short distance.
Mastini are all about POWER and intelligence.
They look old men even as puppies. Ugly, but still there is something noble looking about them...very old, rustic breed
These dogs were originaly from the middle east thousands upon thousands of years ago, and somehow probably due to war ended up in Greece, alexander the great had neopolitan mastifs on his campaign. Then when the romans invaded greece they saw these huge feroucious dogs and decided they would take them back to italy, they made them into war dogs and they fought alongside the legions. In sicily they breed the dog down a notch to make the cane corse a herding dog.
ich habe mal einen mastiino napolitana mit viel weniger haut am hals gesehen und der war 100 mal schöner und agiler als diese hier gezeigten hunde. die zeiten der hundekämpfe sind vorbei, eine rasse sollte auch der heutigen zeit entsprechen, was zuviel ist ist zuviel.....meine meinung!
@AnneJulie12 i have one with regular ears shes so cute
ur italian cool
@LaineandNics me to
The actual "Neaopolitan Mastiff" has been ruined by breeder's selection for shows, because to exalt the phenotype they lose the functional side.
I saw some of them at the FCI shows (International Canine Shows) here in Italy and I think there's no fear of a such dog. He's slow, he has lot of health and skin problems... What are we doing ? Why are we wasting all the possibilities we have to reserve such beautiful dogs ?
1:53 is fucking beast!!!!!!!!
What a shame the Neapolitan has come to this!. The original Neo's were strong, fit and didn't have the copious amounts of excess skin.
LOL i guessss wanna try? LOL
@typhoon1978
You obviously do not understand that a PROPER Mastino should be a gentle and loving family member and a fierce and FEARSOME protector against intruders.
If you feel that strangers should not be afraid of a GUARD dog then you are missing the point completely.
Just because you live in Italy does NOT mean you understand the Mastino.
My Mastino is a lover and a warrior... There is no contradiction in that. A good Mastino is the most loving dog to his master but NOT strangers.
@MandyLionWWIII Ok you have the best dog man ;-)
Nobody can enter your property... sure ??? I love dogs but they can't handle guns... do you read newspapers ?
@josesomoano
Amen to that my friend...
Anyone who has the need to insult dogs, or people, is someone who has something missing...
If you have no machismo yourself then I guess the next best thing is having a dog to supplement that which you do not have.
I have lived with Mastini all of my life and these dogs are on par with the very best guardian breeds out there.
If that guy who keeps insulting came into my yard he would eat his words while my Mastino eats him...
ALL dogs are great...
@typhoon1978
When you say that you have a "real" Mastino without wrinkle or skin then you are saying that you have a "real Porsche" without without the Porsche design... It does not work that way.
People want to believe what they want to believe but.. Reality is a completely different thing.
You said you would not be worried if you went into the yard with a Mastino...?
If you and your dog entered my property uninvited you would both end up learning a huge and painful lesson
ill sell you one as long as you dont eat it!
rofl u put italia its italy XD
@typhoon1978
Actually...
If you looked at my myspace pages and my facebook you would see PLENTY of my Mastini.
The reason why I tend to disagree with you on what you said is the following...
If someone said to you that Porsche makes cars which don't drive well but then you found out that they never owned or even driven a Porsche in their entire life would you believe them?
But someone who owned Porsche all their life would be able to give you the REAL information.
what are you talking about? what kind of dogs do you want to see in the world. there not useless i have one and my cousion dosent and he lives near me and got his jeep stolen. we have a mercedes, jag, volvo and peugeo n our house and you can be sure they didn't come near my house. she keeps every thug away. They say there hard to look after I don't think so my one is very easy going anyway. Love her to bits!!
This is not Spanish, but Italian. You don't understand the words? So what?
@samson1648 Thanks :-)
yea
@tfrenn @tfrenn for sure... he had but not so much... if you look at old pics you will see a functional dog, not an unuseful one.
Try to search for "Guaglione" or "Siento" and you will see REAL Neapolotan...
After watching them come back and tell me what you think...
much beter looking than the english mastif
they'd look so much better if people didn't breed them till theres so much skin on their face that they have back problems :/
lmao!
@typhoon1978
I NEVER said I have the best dog.... What I did say is that I have a GREAT specimen of Mastino right now and had some GREAT ones in the past.
You either don't understand English very well or you want to read more into a statement than there is.
Making a statement about guns is silly... Because NO dog can beat a gun.
YOU are the one who said that a Mastino is nothing to worry about. You did not say anything about guns.
I'm done with this conversation because you don't get it
@MandyLionWWIII hei man I never said that ALL the existing Mastinos are sheet ! I'm saying that MAN is making a BAD work with Mastino Napoletano breed and for ALMOST ALL THE BREEDS INVOLVED IN SHOWS !!! This is what I'm saying...understand ? I don't judge YOU, YOUR DOG or other, this is useless.
And please... you don't know if you have a porsche man ;-) You can have good dogs but a better dog will always exist. Sorry !