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The Neapolitan Mastiff
Interesting Italian Pedigree Facts:

You see dogs names on some pedigrees that may say
LOI  or  LOR following the dogs name.
in example:
(Baron LIR 50540)
(Italy Ch. Lola LIR 49582)
LIR means Libro Italiano Riconosciuti.  LOI which means Libro delle Origini Italiano.  Is
 in English, book of Italian origin and for the other one book of recognised dogs. The breed  in the early ages had no individuals registrated and them were added to LIR. If I
 remember right so can a dog that has three generations back in LIR be registrated in LOI. A dog say from the country side that never have been to show can partecipate and
    registrated in LIR if he's breed typical. It still happen in Italy that mastini without
 pedigrees enter shows in Napoli (only Napoli such happens) and be registrated in LIR. If
   the dog became Champion will he automatically be transfered  to LOI without need to
           prove his origin and have three generations back with pedigree's.
This comes from Ronny Anderson, who has been a wealth of information.
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