The Official Book of the Neapolitan Mastiff

Very good book. Dead honest.

The author does a wonderful job describing the Neapolitan Mastiff, warts and all. The history, behaviour, standard, breeding, health issues and much more, are written in an easy to read and entertaining way. She pulls no punches when it comes to informing the reader of the possible devastating outcomes of poorly socialised Neos, they are after all an exceptionally powerful dog. She does not recommend the dog for everyone, in fact she goes to great lengths to warn people about the breed in an attempt to dissuade people that may not be fully committed to the animal. She uses many interesting anecdotes to describe these curious dogs, being an owner of these dogs I fully appreciate what she says. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with hundreds of photos of beautiful dogs from all over the world. I fully recommend this book to anyone that is interested in the breed. It would be of use to many veterinarians as I have found precious few that are knowledgeable in the specific requirements of the breed. If you are considering bringing a Neo into your life you must read this book first, it could save a lot of heartache.

This is written by the best author in my opinion on this breed. I am also very impressed with the seller she was great. This is a very informative and interesting book especially if you are considering owning a Neo-

The author touched on all the oddities I've noticed with our now 6 month old female Neo pup. I was glad I bought this truly breed specific book. I would have liked more actual training tips for the breed specifically as they are _very_ different but overall I'm glad I bought the book.

This is a perfect book for everything neapolitan mastiff. I recommend this book to everyone who owns or is thinking of owning a neapolitan. Be informend before u buy. To bad its not printed any more. Loved it.

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Dr. Allen writes exactly like she talks and her expertise is obvious in this important book for the Neapolitan Mastiff breed.The author does not sugar-coat anything and she is not sentimental, although she cares deeply about the breed and also that people understand what they are getting into. This shows throughout the book.It may indeed seem to someone who is newly enamoured of the Neapolitan Mastiff that this book goes a little heavy on the "these are big monstrous dogs who can cause quite a lot of damage" but in fact, it is true! Sure, not every dog will do everything or have every problem but the fact is these are giant dogs who do not understand how big and clumsy they are and their human companions, especially those with children, must be aware of possibilities.If you ARE aware of the potential problems you can be prepared to manage and ideally, prevent them. Everyone who falls in love with the breed absolutely LOVES the wrinkly, clumsy, adorable puppies. It is only when the little puppy begins to be the clumsy, active, wild-child adolescent that most people realize they may have bitten off more than they could chew, and it is when the dog reaches the young adult stage of two years of age or so that we see the results of that....dogs abandonned or turned over to rescue. Or even worse, dogs, who through well-meant but inapprpriate management for the Mastino, have been allowed to develop troubled personalities and temperaments which then gives the general public the idea that the entire breed is like this. This is a huge problem for all breed fanciers.If people are properly educated BBEFORE they buy, and given the proper resources to help them AFTER they buy...well, then they can fully enjoy the power and majesty of owning the Neapolitan Mastiff. That's really the message in this book and the book provides a wealth of useful information. No, no one agrees 100% with everything...but that is true in all of life. And I submit to you that most expereinced breeders / owners of the Neapolitan Mastiff agree with 95-99% of what is in this book!Properly managed owning the mastino is a wonderful experience.Reading this book, and re-reading it, and re-re-reading it, can be a HUGE and useful part of that wonderful experience.

Author has alot of knowledge in the breed and reflects very well in the book transfering to the reader.Its high in price... but cant put a price on knowledge of your doggiez especially a neo :)

I have not yet seen the book but my mother informed me that the post man did not post but left the book on the front step of the house where anyone could have taken it.