Comment to neapolitan mastiffs of old lines?
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I often have a bit of a laugh about opinons of various photos especially from those who have never owned a Neapolitan Mastiff. It is really important to know the age of a dog in the photo before comment can be made. A Neapolitan Mastiff is not physically mature untill 4 years - in fact some skull growth still occurs after that time. Often a dog will look like some peoples idea of an ideal "working Neo" at 9 momths and by three years be heavy and wrinkled. They are a little like some women - slim and beautiful when young - substantial when middle aged!!!!! Different lines of dogs mature at different rates and some are boosted artificialy - hothouse flowers. JMHO