Sugarland Ranch is searching for Anna Bear’s “forever” home. Anna Bear is a very, very special purebred, spayed, black female Neapolitan Mastiff puppy, now 10 ½ months old.  Her birthdate is April 12, 2008.  She is absolutely adorable, full of puppy energy and we would like to re-home her as soon as we can so she can bond with her new family sooner rather than later.  Neapolitan Mastiffs, known as “Neos”, have by nature a dominant personality and they need a master.  Their world revolves around their master forming an intensely strong attachment to their owner and their home.  They tend not to wander from the property because their reason for living is the property and their master.  They area a steady, loyal companion, second to none.  A Neo master needs to have an innate understanding and interest in animals and an ability to communicate on the animal’s level to be able to successfully own a Neo.  Neapolitans need and require attention, discipline and human companionship.  They are large, powerful, vocal and can be a tremendously messy canine!  Get her “slobber rag” out.  We encourage and in fact require any prospective applicant to read up on this phenomenal breed before contacting us and prefer that the successful adoptive home have experience preferably with Mastiffs, but at a minimum with large breed dogs.

Anna Bear currently weighs 97 lbs and will grow until Mastiff maturity at approximately 3 y.o.  She comes from excellent Neapolitan stock, Del Feudo Nisseno, straight from Italian lineage.  She was the 11^th born by Caesarian section and although all her littermates are “normal”, little Anna Bear was born with some orthopaedic challenges in her hindlimbs.  Specifically, Dr. Davyd Pelsue of Veterinary Specialists of Nevada has diagnosed “luxating patellas” in both of her stifle joints (“knees” is the human counterpart) as well as some other related problems.  The good news is that with corrective surgery at such a young age, “little” Anna Bear will likely live a relatively normal life.  Anna Bear came to us specifically for this specialized veterinary care and rehabilitation.  Her rescue and adoption is a collaborative effort between Del Feudo Nisseno & Sugarland Ranch.  Sugarland Ranch is now actively seeking donations to fund the necessary surgeries. 

We believe that it is in Anna Bear’s best interest to be adopted sooner rather than later so that her recovery will be optimized by that 1:1 loving care in a home setting that she will receive from her new family.  Also this will greatly facilitate the wonderful bond between Anna Bear and her new family. 

Sugarland Ranch requires that any family interested in Anna Bear first and foremost read about Neapolitan Mastiffs as we previously suggested.  We believe that whoever is fortunate enough to add Anna Bear to their family must be in love with this breed and understand the Neo disposition, they are not for the novice dog owner.  We also require that a Family Profile be completed and sent to us either by fax or by mail.  Unfortunately our website is not constructed to handle email unless of course someone scanned a completed Family Profile and sent it to us via email. 

If you are interested in adopting, please submit a “Family Profile” (click on “Family Profile” & the form should pop right up) by faxing it to us at 1-775-970-5183 or mailing it to us at:  3510 Matterhorn Blvd., Reno, NV   89506.  Please do not stop by without scheduling an appointment.   

If you would like to donate to the Anna Bear Project, you may do so by submitting your donation online on our website or by sending a check to the above address.  For any questions, please don’t hesitate contacting Robyn at 1-800-713-7177.  All calls will be returned. 

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This little girl is very, very special.  For those of you who have had a Neo in your lives, you can appreciate how excited we are to be able to help her get the care that she needs and find Anna Bear her “forever” home.   Neos become attached to their master like no other breed and that is why it is so very important for us to successfully find her an appropriate home.  Adopting a Neo should not be taken lightly; they have a very distinctive personality and consume lots of time and certainly resources.   Anna Bear is a brave little Neo and she has a lot to contend with in the next few months but all of our efforts will certainly be worth every donation dollar and all of our time to ensure this little Neo can live a full and healthy life with her new family. 

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