Information Highway Helping You Learn About Our Breed The Neapolitan Mastiff   ©Smiling Neo Graphic By: Julie Pengilley

All Illustrations By: Julie Pengilley The Neapolitan Mastiff Super Information Highway Site Owner / Operator.

   

Muzzle Illustrations:                    #1.                                #2.                               #3.                             #4.    #1. Correct Muzzle Length ( 1/3 Muzzle length / Head 2/3 ) and Wrinkle and Dew Lap. #2. Long Muzzle and No Wrinkle lacking Dew Lap. (Generic Neo Head Type) #3. Muzzle Converging. (Pointing Up) #4. Muzzle Diverging. (Pointing Down)

 

Muzzle & Lip Illustration:                         #1.                                         #2.                                       #3.  #1. Square Muzzle (Made by the lips and the lowest point of the commissures of the lips. Lips must form the inverted "V". #2. Lips are thick and heavy giving a puffy look with the inverted "V". #3. Incorrect Semi circle Lip, instead of the inverted "V".

 

Elbow Illustrations:                                  #1.                                     #2.                             #3.   #1. Incorrect Elbows "In"    #2. Correct Elbows    #3. Incorrect Elbows "Out"

 

Hock Illustrations:

 

Top Line Illustrations:                      #1.                                          #2.                                           #3. #1. Incorrect Top Line, High in the Hind Quarters #2. Correct Top Line #3. Incorrect Top Line, Swayed Back

 

Tail Crop Illustrations:                                      #1.                                #2.                                          #3.  #1.  2/3 Tail Crop, Correct Tail Set    #2. Cropped Too Long       #3. Cropped Too Short.

 

Ear Crop Illustrations:                                                   #1.                                 #2.            #1. Longer Ear Crop    #2.  Short Ear Crop There is no set "Standard" for the Neapolitan Mastiffs Ear Crop.

 

Lacking Type Neapolitan Mastiff:

 

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