Standard
The Standard of the Neapolitan Mastiff
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Large, heavy and massive dog with a bulky appearance. The length of body to exceed the height at the withers.
The Head of the Neapolitan Mastiff
HEAD Short and massive, with the skull wide at the level of the zygomatic arches; Ample skin with wrinkles and folds, the most typical and best marked goes from the outer palpebral angle down to the lip angle. The upper longitudinal axes of the skull and the muzzle are parallel.
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December 17, 2015
FCI-Standard N° 197 – MASTINO NAPOLETANO
TRANSLATION: Mrs Peggy Davis. Revised by Renée Sporre-Willes. Official language (EN).
ORIGIN: Italy.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD: 13.11.2015.
UTILIZATION: Protection and guard dog.
FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid breeds and Swiss Mountain- and Cattle Dogs. Section 2:1 Molossoid breeds, Mastiff type. Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: The Neapolitan Mastiff is a descendant of the great Roman Mastiff described by Columelle in the first century A.D. in his book de re rustica. Widespread all over Europe by the Roman legions, with which he has fought, he is the ancestor of numerous mastiff breeds in other European countries. The breed has survived for many centuries in the countryside at the foot of the Vesuvius Mountain and in general in the region of Naples. The Neapolitan Mastiff has been re-selected since 1947, thanks to the tenacity and devotion of a group of dog lovers.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Large, heavy and massive dog with a bulky appearance. The length of body to exceed the height at the withers.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS: The length of the body is 15% more than the height at the withers. The ratio skull-muzzle is as 2 to 1. Length of head is about 3.8/10 of the height at the withers. Neck is rather short. The circumference of the thorax is ample.
BEHAVIOUR/TEMPERAMENT: Steady and loyal, not aggressive. Guard dog of property and its inhabitants, always vigilant, intelligent, noble and majestic.
HEAD Short and massive, with the skull wide at the level of the zygomatic arches; Ample skin with wrinkles and folds, the most typical and best marked goes from the outer palpebral angle down to the lip angle. The upper longitudinal axes of the skull and the muzzle are parallel.
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