[rdcorso]

The people who breed these dogs for fighting should be put in jail.I also have to question the IQ of someone who buys this type of dog off some bum in the street.People who breed dogs irresponsibly are ruining Rottweilers,Doberman,German Shepard,Bulldogs and other breeds.I see it happening with the rear breed mastiff I bought eight years ago.When I bought him there were only ten breeders of the breed in the US but today there are hundreds.These dogs are big and have natural guarding instincts that don't need to be bred into them.People are making a lot of money off of putting dangerous dogs in homes they don't belong in.Even the pet store at the mall is selling Neapolitan Mastiffs which get to be over 200 pounds to buyers who have no idea what they're getting.There needs to be something done about the over breeding of animals by people who are unqualified.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I saw one of these Mastiffs on the dog show last weekend. Must've had 100 pounds of jowls

[shoffma1999]

Exactly! Anytime a breeder is willing to sell one of these types of dogs to anyone who walks through the door - a red flag should go up. Good Breeders care about where their dogs go, bad breeders want the money now.

[gridlock]

Folks buy Neopolitan Mastiffs because their kid wants the "Harry Potter" dog. Then the cute little wrinkly puppy winds up the size of a pony. I predict the Neopolitan Mastiff rescue organizations are going to be very busy about a year from now.

As for ruining the German Shepard breed, the AKC is doing that all by itself. Poor critters can barely walk.