Tonedog, I would use a good Neapolitan that would engage an attacker and follow through with confidence when pressured and that had some drive to do work. Remember, Levi was born over a decade ago...five generations of breeding prior to that means his Neapolitan origins would have dated back into the 1980's. At that time, there probably were not too many Neapolitans in this country. It certainly wasn't the popular show breed it is today. Additionally, people back then that could afford the dogs were most likely people that actually knew how to physically work. In the last few generations of PEOPLE we have gone from labor to computer. At one time, things were different than they are today. People earned there keep. That wasn't lost in 1 generation (20-30 years), but as more and more generations pass we certainly see more and more people not earning their keep. In other words, I believe working dogs in GENERAL are not at the same level of quality that they were in just 20-30 years ago. In other words, if I was to bet I would venture to say that the Neapolitan in Levi was probably a better Neapolitan than most of the ones, if not all of the ones, I have seen...and I would say there is a good chance that I would use it. But this of course is pure speculation. In the end though, why does this matter? What's your point? That people shouldn't try to find working class specimens or that we should expect non-working dogs to produce working class dogs? If that is the case, well...I would disagree. I think the only way to CONSISTENTLY maintain performance is to select for it.