HAWK KENNELS Since 1976 Neapolitan Mastiffs a Specialty Pups, Studs, Training Civilian, Police, Military, Narcotics/Bomb Detection Dogs

The bombardier beetle mixes chemicals in his abdomen which ignite upon being expelled into the atmosphere. Breathes fire, in other words. And he can do this faster than the eletronic cannon on a helicopter gunship can fire. Sounds like a dragon, doesn't it? Are we still talking impossible? When a colony of bees suddenly has two queens, and it's necessary to form a new colony, and there aren't enough younger bees, old and senile bees on the verge of death can spontaneously youth themselves into the equivalent of teenagers. That's akin to an 80 year old man turning himself into a 15 year old boy. This is not legend. This is a fact of physiology.

Are we still talking impossible here? We won't even bother getting into black holes, worm holes, and colliding galaxies to realize that our brains aren't big enough to wrap around concepts like "impossible". So let's not jump to any conclusions about what's possible and not possible. The tiger is a designer product. So's the pheasant. Some one, some thing, some God?, designed these products. Who's to say some one, some thing, some God?, didn't design the Neo using a dog and a tiger as genetic bases?

Legend has it that a member of a band of angels sent to bind Satan was so impressed by the devil's lap dog that he took it from him and made a gift of it to the evil Atilla, to serve as an example of selfless love and perfect devotion, thus convincing Atilla to stand down from conquering the Earth and laying waste to all civilized nations. If true, the Neo has earned the right to the title, "Man's best friend." Whatever you believe about the origin of the Neo, belive this: The legendary bond of the Neo has stood the test of time for 5,000 years unchanged.

It doesn't really matter, the only thing you need to know is this: 180 pounds of the strongest animal on earth, pound for pound. Teeth a foot apart at the back of the jaw. Feet as big as coffee saucers. Monstrous head with a face out of nightmare. What is it with the Neo that commands such a rush of awe? No other dog has this presence. Leonardo and Alexander the Great chose the Neo. Why? Because of the ferocious bond he forms with his family. Why have people been reproducing the Neapolitan Mastiff almost unchanged for over 5,000 years? Once you own one, you'll understand why.

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