| The Neapolitan Mastiff, Italian Mastiff, Mastino or Mastini
(plural) is a large, ancient dog breed. This massive breed is often used
as a guard and defender of family and property due to the protective
instincts and their fearsome appearance.
The Neapolitan Mastiff is fearless and extremely protective of its home
and family. They prefer to be with their family and to remain in and
around the home at all times. The Neapolitan Mastiff rarely barks unless
under provocation, renowned for sneaking up on intruders as opposed to
first alerting them of their presence.
The Neapolitan Mastiff is one of the
Molosser
type of dogs, which probably descend from a common stock; whether this was
the
Molossus attested in antiquity is controversial.Despite centuries of
popularity throughout Europe, this type of dog was almost lost after World
War II. Soon after the war, Italian painter Piero Scanziani established a
breeding kennel to turn the mastiff-type dogs of Italy into a formal breed
which was then named the Neapolitan Mastiff and English Mastiff was used
to help in this process.
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