Angus Our Neapolitan Mastiff: The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. ~Andy Rooney

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. ~Andy Rooney

It's been a while since I have posted. It's been a lack luster winter for Angus. He so loves the cold and the snow. But we made the most of what we got. And today already in the 60's!! He gets so hot so fast, but we love going to the dog park. Angus is actually playing more now with the other dogs than he ever has. He usually just watches all the dogs by my side, but he is venturing away from me a bit. He can't catch them, but he's trying a bit!!


Angus attempting to play with one of the two 8 month old Danes in Franklin


He really did not know what to do with these two

These Danes are brothers and seemed to team up on poor Angus!! He had a lot of fun with them!!

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allaboutourdogsApril 22, 2012 at 11:58 AM
It's like a sharpei and a labrador in one. I love the face of a Neapolitan Mastiff. I just don't like that they mess a lot.
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Neapolitan Mastiff History:

Tracing its roots to the Molossus dogs that existed in Rome before Christ, the Neapolitan Mastiff has a rich and intriguing history. They were thought to have been brought to Rome by Alexander the Great when he traveled from Greece. Alexander the Great apparently prized the ancient Molossus dogs for fighting and defending, and that is what they were bred for. Alexander was given a pair of these dogs from Asia, supposedly after he defeated King Porus in Northern India in 326 B.C. So the breed is over 2000 years old, and may have had its roots in Asia. After they were brought to Rome they were used in animal fights in the arenas, pitted against leopards, bears, lions and even gladiators. They were also excellent guard dogs for their armies. They made their way to the Middle East as well, serving their duties there. Known for at least 2000 years ago in Southern Italy, the breed didn't actually appear publicly until 1946 in the Naples dog show. It is thought that during this show, a painter named Piero Scanziani was so impressed that he bought his own Neos and began a kennel. He developed the breed into what it is today, and is thought of as the modern father of the breed. He created a standard for the breed and it was accepted by the Italian Kennel Club. Appearing to be a mix of a Lion, Gargoyle and Mollosser, this breed is truly a work of fine Italian art. Brought back from near extinction after World War II by a dedicated group of breeders in Italy, this breed still continues to flourish in Italy and recently the United States. They were only brought to the U.S. and the other parts of Europe in the 1970s. Regardless, they continue to grow in number in North America, Germany, France, Spain, England, other European countries, and even Israel.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. ~Andy Rooney

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