For what seems like forever i have wanted a Neapolitan Mastiff, I live with my partner his 2 children and my partners 11 year old Mastiff X and we have another baby due in 7 months. Before i came to live with my partner he was given a pure mini foxie who constantly dug under the fence (not the breed for my partner to much of a houdini) The last time he did it he got bitten by a snake while he was out and passed. This was upsetting for the kids and especially his best bud the mastiff x, we have eventually decided to get a new dog and after showing my partner the Neapolitans he is in love with them too and we have decided to get one of those specifically a blue.
So i began ringing and emailing breeders and am disgusted and frustrated at what i am finding after months of doing this i reached my boiling point this morning after speaking to one so called reputable breeder who i found through one of the councils.
I have asked all the questions to each person i have contacted health none really want to answer, one in particular i asked a health question she said she couldnt tell me about the stud i would need to contact the stud owner so i did the stud owner was not registered he was mearly a backyard job which means no papers or atleast real ones for the pups. Another who informed me that breeding them was AWESOME (her words) because this is how much you charge for a pup which means i make this much of each pup so i should get a female that was in response to me asking about males instead of females and she only had females left.
I am at my wits end and am about to go overseas and spend alot more money just to get the pup i want because the only person who has come across to me as reputable is a woman from america who spent an hour answering every little question i had about her bitch, the stud and the pups.
How can i find a REAL ethical reputable breeder in australia so i do not have to go over seas, I have gone through the state councils, I never answer an add in the paper or one of those puppy webistes full of mixes i have gone through dogzonline and other such pure bred websites but im coming up with nuthing but rubbish.