Neapolitan Mâtin

The ( Mastino Napoletano ) is a Race of dogs of Italian origin . Particularly massive, it weighs up to 70 kilos for 65 cm height.

History

Since glosses, Mâtins of Naples live in the south of the Italian peninsula. These imposing molosses raises profiles very little débonnaires: they are terribly wild. The Romans used them in the circus games. They were, says one, employed by hordes of Asian barbarians as dogs of attack during the wars of conquest. One finds them a little later in their history, guards of bulls and buffaloes, then watchdogs and of police force.

External bonds

• the standard of the race on the site of the SCC

Random links:

The Community of the common Marne Kidney | Caracara | Leucotomy | Voûtement of the Seine | First district of the Vendée | Le_projet_de_compagnon_(séries)

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