Albert: Neapolitans are
thought to be aggressive,
the defining features of Neapolitans are
its an alpha breed,
it’s that kind of dog that bites
before it barks.
They really don’t bark,
they just lunge.
Orchid: My name is Orchid
and this is Inland Empire Mastinos,
come inside and meet the mastiffs.
Orchid and Albert run Inland Empire Mastinos,
a dog breeding facility
specializing in Neapolitan mastiffs.
A huge guard dog
that has been used to intimidate intruders,
since the days of ancient Rome.
Orchid: Now we’re in the backyard,
they get to play out here,
they’re going to get all hyper.
Nelson
no,
nasty.
Albert: The defining features
that make a top quality Neapolitan mastiff
are his big bone,
big block heads,
good girth on the whole body itself.
Orchid: They should have
creases of skin,
which is their wrinkles on the back.
The top line has to be straight.
Their height,
their paws have to be
like lion paws.
These dogs have been increasing in popularity
due to their formidable size.
And these guys have been perfecting their pack
through careful breeding
and now own six large mastiffs.
Orchid: Here we have baby face Nelson.
Baby face nelson tends to be
the laziest one.
Albert: We have Mary Shaw
she’s weighing at about 120,
very active,
always
playing, wrestling with the boys.
Clyde, he is three years old,
always on guard.
We have Bonnie,
she’s weighting at 135.
She always tries to be the alpha female.
Orchid: Mystery,
she weighs about
120 pounds.
Ambush is our biggest dog.
Albert: He weighs about 180.
Orchid: Ambush isn’t the main breeding dog
because he’s too aggressive with other dogs,
he’s not dog friendly.
He’s people friendly.
Abygail: He wants your ear.
Orchid: They’re eating chicken soup
and making a mess,
Yeah, this is basically a daily routine.
Where we actually cook it for them
we bring it out
we watch them eat,
they never eat unsupervised
because we don’t want them to feel like they’re the alpha
and then no one can share their meals.
We don’t supervise it,
it would probably be ugly
they would probably end up in a fight.
Neapolitan Mastiff puppies
are just incredibly cute when they’re new born,
you could already see the little waves
on the fur
where the wrinkles will eventually grow into them
and when they’re weeks old
they’re already forming little wrinkles.
See again those babies are too big for you mama,
And these wrinkly puppies
sell for up to $8,000.
Orchid: Neapolitan mastiffs were originated from Rome
they were bred for protecting property
and families and also used in war
Albert: Neapolitans are thought to be aggressive
to strangers.
Neapolitans are
are alpha, it’s an alpha breed,
they want to run the yard.
It’s the kind of dog that bites before it barks.
When they bark that because
either he is on a leash and he couldn't get to you
or behind a fence.
Or else they don’t really bark, they just lunge.
Bailey: People are scared because they’re really big dogs
and their size is just too big.
They’re guard dogs
and,
they're really good at
protecting this house.
My favorite one is Clyde,
he’s my best
protector dog
because he barks really loud,
he’s a good dog
and he actually,
he’s cuddlyish with us.
Sit,
lay down,
set
paw.
Good boy Clyde.
Albert: The Neapolitan mastiffs
they don’t misbehave
but they are stubborn.
Today
Albert and Orchid
are taking their biggest dog Ambush
out for a walk to show off their breed.
Albert: When we go off for a walk with the Neapolitans
we can only take one male which is due to their strength.
I can barely handle one.
Hopefully his mischievous temperament
will stay in check while they’re out.
Orchid: He’s friendly, they could pet him
if you’d like to let them. That’s fine.
Orchid: We get a lot of attention when were out with the neos
we could barely get a few feet away when we have
the next crowd of people asking
"what kind of dogs are this?"
Albert: A lot of people stop us
but we could tell they’re intimidated.
Orchid: Sure, yes
Male Speaker: Oh my God,
it looks like a teddy bear.
Male Speaker: It's crazy.
With such a distinctive breed,
it’s not surprising these guys are mobbed
wherever they go.
Seeing that dog grow up maturing,
just like explosive
is just
something you got to do,
it’s not easy to do but we love to do.