Dogumentary TV producing the best breed
documentaries on youtube Marcus Curtis
been breeding Neapolitan Mastiffs for 17
years
I breathing show them on them well for
me Neapolitans and are biased but
they're the pet to have the reason why I
love him so much is because they're
incredible to see they look like a piece
of history when you see them they're
like a prehistoric animal but more
importantly they're a great companion
their low energy and they guard well
having a family and children they've
been excellent because they love them
they're loyal they're friendly to the
entire family and yet if intruders come
up or people they don't know they're
quick to guard and protect and for that
i love them
well the advantage to having a
neapolitan mastiff endure as opposed to
pretty much any guard dog is that they
are a low-level dog and they don't
require a lot of energy they were bred
historically is what they call quote
close-quarter guardians and so for that
they're perfect for being indoors so if
a person say a woman and child home at
night and the neapolitan mastiff is
indoors
they're great at intimidating somebody
threw their bark through the door if
they come up to the door and they're
they're really good protectors its
innate in their character and at the
same time you have to worry about him
jumping on all the furniture damaging
everything high-energy running
everywhere chasing everything they're
not like that they're very loyal a very
mellow dog so for that they are great
for indoors and outdoors outdoor
guardian or the same thing close-quarter
Guardian so they don't require a lot of
land contrary to what people believe
they are different than the county court
so they're a heavy broad massive bone
dog and they don't require a lot of
energy in fact you couldn't take them on
long jog stuff like that they're
literally dogs that require
attention and they like to stay around
their owners protect him stay around
them and that's pretty much what they
were built for and that's pretty
consistent with what the art today the
neapolitan mastiff is pretty much good
for the whole family
they are a pack guardian which means
they will protect anybody in their
family they're not a one owner dog that
being said you still want to be careful
anytime you have a large breed dog
around small children not because you're
going to be aggressive and heard him but
by their sheer size and volume if you
have a two-year-old it's petting them
and they go to play with them they can
easily knock them down bump into
something so if you have them around
young ones you want to have them
supervise but they can be around anybody
because they're like I said they're a
very loving very protective and there
are mellow dog so especially as they get
older they're really low-key and that's
what I love about it the most make
pretty much can be in any living space
it can be an apartment they could be in
a mansion they could be in pretty much
any living quarters because at the same
time being a close quarter guardian they
don't require a lot of space but they
are large dogs so if you have walking
areas or hallways i would recommend
having stuff set up with a bunch of
fragile pictures or crystal or something
like that
the probably the biggest thing with the
apology masters being large is they can
they have a huge mouth and if you have
small toys or something like that they
would feel like a kid they will chew on
them and and they can eat them and that
could be a huge danger to them so
probably the key thing indoors
Neapolitan proofing so to speak is you
want to have all small items that they
could consume popping out of the way
kind of like a toddler but other than
that has pretty much it it's just a
small fragile items and edible items are
the things that you want to keep away
from the contrary to what people think
with the Neapolitan masses that their
big droolers and that's all they do and
that be a challenge having them inside
actually they are
they generally will drool when they eat
or drink water eat food more if they're
extremely hot but being indoors you know
they're usually cool like a person would
be so those are the key x is if you just
wiped her mouth after the your drink
water drool really isn't an issue with
them contrary to what the thoughts are
obedience obedience is key with
Napolitan masters because you're dealing
with a large animal and you want to
start from a young age so somebody's has
a pet the first thing you want to do is
you want to be really good with
obedience I'm sit-stay lay you want to
have their mind stimulated and
understanding what they're supposed to
do what they're not supposed to do
because that way when they're in the
property they know what to do and they
listen to you if there's there pick
something up in there to lean you don't
want to swallow
tell him to stop stuff like that
neapolitan masters are very stubborn so
definitely when thinking about having
your neapolitan mastiff live indoors it
is key to have them well-trained that's
probably the biggest rules for them and
socialization is key because they're
guardians and so unless you tell them
what is good what is bad
they will be protective against anybody
that comes up so whether it's the
grandfather grandmother male person they
don't know any different they just know
this is my family I have to protect so
that's probably the biggest thing is
obedience and socialization turkey with
them
ok so with obedience you wanted your
neapolitan mastiff to understand when
things are good when things are bad you
want to have a relationship with them to
where they understand what's good what's
bad
so those are so to speak rules that's an
understanding so socialization is
completely different
they need to be able to know when to
interact how to interact that could be
with the other dogs cats especially
people if they know all the people in
the household and they understand the
pecking order which is the family that's
key for them young a growing in which
during is knowing who has the pecking
order so that's key that socialization
with the family socialization with
people outside would be when it's okay
so if somebody comes in
maybe it's a cousin uncle family friend
or whatnot
you have to have the discipline to see
and this is ok introduce them and they
have to know that it's okay and so it's
a incorporation of both the training and
the socialization seen other people
knowing it's okay when it's okay for
people to come in and then knowing when
it's a danger so if somebody comes to
the door and the person you say I don't
know who this is
they can sense that and you're not
giving them a command that this is ok
then they know it's on the different
it's bred into them it's a mating their
character to be Guardians so anytime
anybody no matter what you do no matter
what your commands are no matter what
the obedience is or the socialization if
somebody that they smell is different
unfamiliar to them whether you react or
not they're always going to be alert
they're always going to get into a
posture they're always going to get in
between you and the deep potential
intruder or maybe the family member
they're not necessarily going to attack
them but they just will do that
automatically so there's as time goes by
and as the neapolitan mastiff matures
from being a young puppy to an adult
they do pick up on the nuances and
emotions of their family members Neil's
being the loving caring dogs if they are
and being loyal they do pick up on that
they can sense that and I think that's
important but it's not necessarily comes
through training it's just it's being
family and living with them and seeing
him everyday you pick up on stuff they
do they pick up on stuff and they're
very intelligent dogs and they and
that's pretty much why i love them rules
are important when it comes to people
more than the dog and that sounds funny
but it really is because the dogs being
around you there a low-key low-level dog
not overly aggressive they will get in
between you they do know kind of way
to protect and stuff like that people
however there are the ones that actually
need more guidance because a lot of
people will come they don't think any
different they're just going to walk
onto your yard and especially if their
friend you know they just think all no
big deal just come in now that could be
dangerous and that's important because
of a neapolitan mastiff is on your
property and you're not there and
somebody comes in it's not supposed to
be there that could be bad because they
are protecting their property and
rightfully so that's there that's their
job so I generally tell people when you
come to my home always knock don't just
walk onto the property make sure that i
introduced you to him and once you do
you're going to be fine
so rules for people that are familiar
with Neapolitan masters is really
important because it could be the
difference of something that's awesome
and rewarding and they see your dog and
the dogs loving and everything it's a
maybe it's a family function and
everything could be smooth or it could
be a complete disaster if somebody just
all sutton hasn't seen you for a long
time comes in your backyard runs up to
give you a hug
that would be good because the Neal's
gonna do something about that for sure
so that is key the other thing too is a
little children need to know just like
with anything that you need to be
introduced to first let them know who
you are because the dogs going to want
to play and stuff like that so just kind
of giving some ground rules of how
humans should interact with neapolitan
mastiff that's probably bigger than the
other way around
neapolitan masters there are close
quarter guardian and their low drive so
they do not require and shouldn't have a
lot of exercise walking is good for them
it's good for them they do need exercise
it's probably what's best for them is
the companionship the stimulation of you
interacting with them in doing something
with them i think that's key building a
bond with them but as far as going for
jogs runs Sprint's or riding a bike and
taking him with you
yeah that's not gonna work out very well
because they're heavy massive bill dog
with large thorax
heavy rear and bone and that stuff slows
them down it's kind of like telling a
wrestler pro wrestler let's go for a
sprint it's not going to work
well the biggest thing with the
Neapolitan masters as far as pros and
cons i would say that's when you think
about having them indoors is there are
definitely more pros and advantages to
having him indoors vs outdoors the
companionship part of them is built in
with them they're very loving and loyal
so having him inside is really good for
them stimulation and and I think their
health and longevity and again they're
of their low energy so having them
inside you don't have to worry about
them destroying couches or destroying
everything and running around high
energy and digging and get into the
drywall but that being said probably one
of the drawbacks to a neapolitan mastiff
is there are massive and you do have to
be very careful about Neapolitan
proofing your childproofing for small
stuff because they will eat it
fragile small items knickknacks and
stuff like that you probably can't have
because the size of them even though
they're not deliberately knocking them
down they're going to bump into them
their tail may hit knocked down so that
be some of the few drawbacks to it but
overall I think they're perfect for
indoor dog they're probably one of the
best large breed dogs you could have
inside the new paltz masters you have to
be very careful and socialize them with
other animals being indoors they are an
alpha dog
generally speaking though that is
same-sex same breed so if you have two
males for instance you probably cannot
have them indoors one yes a to know as
far as if you have a cat or you have a
smaller animals smaller dog if they're
socialized and they know the rules
actually get along quite well the only
drawbacks like I said with neapolitan
mastiff is animal aggression same-sex
because they are an alpha dog for people
that are thinking about a neapolitan
mastiff but want to have them indoors or
considering having them indoors i would
highly recommend them because they're
loving their loyal and pretty much as I
meant
and throughout that being involved in
the brief for 17 years you pretty much
know all the pros and cons of neapolitan
mastiff and most of my clients do have
them indoors and it's been delightful
form because of the emotional part of it
it's been rewarding for the protection
part of it the safety part of it and
then also the fact that they can have
them inside and they don't have to worry
about damage control
so of all the other breeds out there i'm
sure there are some that fit the bill
for having them indoors but for the
large breed dog neapolitan mastiff would
be excellent for it
there's a lot of history behind it and
if there's any breed that was bred for
close-quarter guardian as they termed
they are the ones so i highly recommend
them