Kristy, do you mean a Dogo Argentino? I saw a neat program on Nat. Geographic the other day that went into the breed history in depth, which I was unaware of. I have a friend with one that he just adores.

littleindiangirl, Laura's dogs were Neopolitan Mastiffs, an Italian breed that is a bit different from the English Mastiff. You would probably be most familiar with them from Harry Potter...Hagrid's dog Fang is a Neo. They most commonly come in black and blue, although some shades of brown and brindling are seen less commonly.