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Neapolitan Mastiff puppies

Neapolitan Mastiff puppies and litters from UK breeders, with the parents’ health tests and licence details.

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Advertise Neapolitan Mastiff puppies for sale

Have a Neapolitan Mastiff litter due or ready? Advertise it here with the mother's details, health test results and your licence number, and link it to your free breeder profile.

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Is it free to advertise here?

Yes. A breeder profile and your litter and stud dog adverts are free. Premium profiles, featured placement and sponsored articles are optional paid extras; see pricing.

Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

Is my listing already here?

We add licensed breeders from councils' public registers. Search for your kennel name; if it is listed you can claim it and edit everything.

Buying a Neapolitan Mastiff puppy

Searching for Neapolitan Mastiff puppies for sale? This is a heavy, watchful breed with an RKC lifespan of under 10 years, so it is worth waiting for a litter from health-tested parents rather than answering the first advert you see. Breeders listed on caninebreeder.co.uk show their kennel name, website, social media, location and categories, so you can compare kennels and contact each one directly. When you enquire, ask for the parents' hip and elbow results, arrange to see the puppies with their mother, and look at the parents' eyes, skin and movement. By law, every puppy must be microchipped and registered on a microchip database by eight weeks old. We are an independent directory and do not inspect or endorse breeders, so please make your own checks with our buyer safety guide. You can also browse Neapolitan Mastiff breeders and stud dogs.

Health tests to ask about

For the Neapolitan Mastiff, the RKC Health Standard lists three screening schemes. Hip and elbow X-rays under the BVA/RKC schemes sit at Good Practice level, the minimum the RKC expects before breeding, and the RKC breed page also lists prioritising genetic diversity at that level. An eye examination under the BVA/RKC/ISDS Eye Scheme is at Best Practice level, ideally within the 12 months before a mating. The hip scheme scores X-rays from 0 to 106, lower being better, and the BVA advises breeding from dogs scoring below or close to the breed median. The elbow scheme grades each joint from 0 to 3, and the BVA recommends breeding only from dogs graded 0. A dog must be at least a year old for either scheme. The RKC offers no breed-specific DNA testing package for it.

The breed is in Breed Watch Category 3, for breeds whose visible concerns linked to exaggerated conformation call for extra, proactive measures. Judges look out for eyelids turned in or out, excessive skin, dermatitis, hair loss or scarring in skin folds, excess weight, and faulty hind conformation or poor rear movement. At general and group championship shows, a Best of Breed winner must pass a veterinary check before competing in the group. Health testing reduces risk but cannot guarantee a healthy puppy.

Health tests and schemes for the Neapolitan Mastiff:

  • Hip testing using the BVA/RKC Hip Dysplasia Scheme (RKC Good Practice)
  • Elbow testing using the BVA/RKC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme (RKC Good Practice)
  • Prioritising genetic diversity, for example by checking the inbreeding coefficient of a planned mating (RKC Good Practice)
  • Eye testing using the BVA/RKC/ISDS Eye Scheme (RKC Best Practice)
  • DNA tests: the RKC does not offer a breed-specific DNA testing package for this breed
  • Breed Watch: Category 3

More for Neapolitan Mastiff owners and breeders

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