I grew up with a Bullmastiff, so it is no surprise I’m enamored with Maddalena the Neapolitan Mastiff. If you’re more familiar with movies than dog breeds, Fang from the Harry Potter series is a Neapolitan Mastiff. Maddalena joined her humans’ engagement session with Cattura Weddings.
From Christine: “Maddalena is a two-year-old Neapolitan Mastiff who is both the baby and boss of the house. She enjoys ice cubes, long naps and meeting new friends (as long as you’re okay with a little drool). Her human mom and dad couldn’t imagine life without her so of course, we had to include her in engagement photos!”
From Erica: “Maddalena is a two-year-old Neapolitan Mastiff who is 130 lbs of big baby. We wanted our engagement photos to be reflective of who we are as a couple, so of course, we had to include our pup. 
Needless to say, she stole the show, slobber and all. Neapolitan Mastiffs were bred to be war dogs in ancient Rome and to fight in the Colosseum. You’d never know it by meeting our girl!
She’s a sensitive giant who loves to cuddle on the couch and is a bit of a social butterfly in the neighborhood with her dog and human friends alike.
Maddalena is looking forward to having a new human best friend as she welcomes a little brother in January 2019.”
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About Cattura Weddings: Based in Southern California as well as Chicago, Illinois Christine specializes in destination weddings.
The water fountain photo is AWESOME!!!!!! OMG’s…. laughed so hard. needed that. thank you.
It is a new favorite photo for me! I’m glad it made you laugh too.
These photos are fantastic! I also had a puggle names Daisy so your little Theo is just adorable and reminds me of her. Your blog is a wonderful idea and so uplifting to see that you are helping with adoption efforts. Also, I have a good friend who runs a dog adventure blog with beautiful pictures. I thought I would pass it along. http://www.tailtravelers.com
Thanks so much, I’ll check them out!
Omg that water fountain picture is too much! ❤ One of my favorite dogs as a kid was a Neapolitan Mastiff named Sherman (the Tank). He was so gentle and loving and of course, slobbery. I volunteered at a shelter in middle and HS and Sherman belonged to the director. They shared ice cream cones! Lol
What a fun photo shoot! I can’t wait for when Josh and I can take some photos with our sweet little girl, Bonnie ❤️
Oh that slobbery face!! haha!! I can’t get enough of these engagement photos–the pup totally steals the show!
She is simply amazing! I have wanted a Neapolitan for a very long time. Second to having one of my own is seeing pictures of them.
Aww that face! And I love the photo at the water fountain!
Ok this dog face is precious!!! I wasn’t familiar with this breed but holy cuteness! Love the water fountain idea, was it your idea or the photographer? And beautiful pics all around
She is so stinkin’ cute! Those water fountain pictures are too perfect! I just want to cuddle her!
Isn’t she great?
OMG — what a sweet face!! Love these pictures!
Oh that face! And the water fountain pics are priceless!!
It’s great when you, the dog, are tall enough to use a water fountain 🙂 Adorable.
Every time I see those photos, they make me smile.
I always love your posts and the B&W photos of her are just amazing
That dog is HUGE! Oh my CAT that dog is HUGE indeed but what lively and sweet pictures.
Someone is a very VERY loved dog!