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📊Utilization | Protection and guard dog |
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✨Appearance | A large, heavy, and massive dog with a bulky appearance. The length of the body exceeds the height at the withers by 15%. The head is short and massive, with ample skin forming numerous folds. |
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🌐Country of origin | Italy |
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⌛Lifespan, years | 7 - 9 |
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📏Height | 60 cm - 77 cm |
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⚖Weight | 50 kg - 70 kg |
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🌡Temperament | Steady and loyal, not aggressive. They are vigilant, intelligent, noble, and majestic guard dogs. |
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📜History | The Neapolitan Mastiff is a descendant of the great Roman Mastiff described by Columelle in the first century A.D. It has survived for many centuries in the countryside at the foot of Vesuvius and has been re-selected since 1947. |
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