Mastino Rescue, Inc.

08/12/2024

📣📣📣📣Adoption Annoucement📣📣📣📣

Natale came to us with double cherry eye several months back. We had been working with a very breed experienced couple that just lost their beloved male Neo and wanted another boy.

Once his surgeries were performed and he was ready for transport, away he went to upstate New York. Natale arrived as a foster on November 8th and the next day the call came in saying they wanted to adopt him. 🤩 So on November 9th our Royalty became a permanent member of George and Sondra’s home. Thank you guys for opening your home and heart to a Neo in need.

A huge thank you to Regena and Brian for another successful transport. And a huge thanks to everyone that supports the Mastino Rescue, Inc., mission. 🥰As we always say without your financial support and our loyal volunteers we couldn’t accomplish these great forever endings.

Can’t wait to see this handsome boy enjoying the snow. Have a great life Natale. 😘

03/12/2024

🫶 Giving Tuesday! 🫶

Today is a Global Day of Generosity and giving back. At Mastino Rescue, we are dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming Neapolitan Mastiffs in need. 🐾

This year and with this economy/inflation, non-profit organizations like us are seeing an unprecedented decline in overall giving. Rising costs are impacting medical care, food and supplies for fosters, and even transportation to help our Neos in need. Shelters are overwhelmed and many rescues are slowing or suspending operations. Times are tough! 😔

Our rescue will continue to carry on - but we really need your help. 💪 Every contribution you make to MRI today, big or small, can transform lives and give these exploited/abandoned dogs a second chance at happiness.

🙏 DONATE - every dollar counts!
🙏 Volunteer, Foster, and Adopt one of our available dogs, like one of these lovely ladies
🙏 Share the word about our mission & work

❤️ THANK YOU! We are incredibly grateful for your continued support, especially during this challenging economic time. Your generosity has saved over 200 Mastino Royalty to date. So, let's keep going - there are so many more Neos who need us. ❤️

28/11/2024

The best attitude is gratitude.

At Mastino Rescue, we are grateful for you... our volunteers, fosters, adopters, and supporters.
Thank you for:
🧡 driving hours to save a Neo in need
💛 opening your home and heart to a Mastino Royalty pup
💚 donating money to help cover the insurmountable costs of a Neo's medical care in this economy
🤎 following us and sharing our Neos' stories to help them find a forever family

Wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving!

24/11/2024

🎄 Paw-liday ornaments have arrived! 🎄

Make this holiday season are little brighter with our limited-edition Mastino Rescue ornaments! We have only 12 beautiful ornaments available, each meticulously crafted from layered linen and black wood. These unique 4-inch ornaments are perfect for adding a touch of elegance to your holiday decor.

✨ Price: $30 each ✨ Availability: 12, while supplies last

All proceeds go directly to supporting our rescue efforts and helping our beloved Mastinos find their forever homes. 🐾

Order yours today by commenting below and get a stunning ornament for your tree! 🎁

🔷 We accept: Venmo, Zelle, PayPal or Cash App.

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22/11/2024

Happy Friday everyone here with today’s adoption announcement for 📣📣📣📣Royalty Maddalena now Maggie. ❤️

Only after 2 weeks in her foster home Kathy let us know she wasn’t going anywhere.

Maggie is filling out nicely, her skin issues have cleared up and she is enjoying her new life. 😍Thank you to everyone that was involved in this rescue Lone Star Dog Ranch, Debbie Nash, Polly Shore, Regena, Christine our vet partner in Jacksonville Arkansas and our amazing vet Dr. Joel.

If you want to be a part of rescuing a Neo in need and their happening endings please go to our website at Mastino-rescue-inc.org and learn all the ways to be involved.

10/11/2024

We are going to interrupt our adoption announcement we planned today to tell you some exciting news. 📣📣

Look who’s on the road 🚙going to her foster, Livia.
Pulled from a shelter in Arkansas weeks ago, by Polly Shore and Debbie Nash and after complete vetting, our partner vet gave her the blessing to go have a happy life. ♥️ We estimate her age to be 3.

Leaving very early this morning Polly and her husband Aaron (who is so supportive of his wife’s passion)will meet the foster to complete her journey to Michigan. We would like to thank everyone that has been involved in her journey from transport to sponsoring her medical boarding.

We will post updates and photos once she settles in. If you are interested in Livia or to view our available Neos in need please go to our website at Mastino-Rescue-Inc.org.

08/11/2024

As promised another adoption announcement with several yet to come. 🎈🎈🎈

📣📣📣Manzo has been adopted. He is now a permanent Texas resident. Our perfectly imperfect gorgeous boy was a medical hot mess. 😩 But thank goodness for great fosters and medical teams he can now see and live a happy forever with his sister Shiva who is another MRI rescue. Mom has her girl and Dad has his boy.

From Reno to Utah to Arizona to Texas where his perfect home was found. Manny you have surpassed our expectations with your will to live. Enjoy your loving humans, you are so deserving. 😍

Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible. Without our donors, fosters and transporters stories of happy endings like this cannot happen. To become a member of the team please go to our website at Mastino-Rescue-Inc.org where you can learn how to donate or become a volunteer. 😁

05/11/2024

Our distinguished boy Nico has been adopted. He has signed his long term lease 😂 to live in Illinois with Ray and Luna, who is also an MRI Royalty.

Most would say you can’t have just one. We are so excited for everyone. 😍

Happy life Nico. 😘🎈

27/10/2024

Happy Sunday to all. 📣📣

Today, we introduce not one but two 😍stunning Royalty girls taken in late last week. On the left meet Gianna our stunning back brindle girl who just turned 2 in September. On Friday she had her cherry eye removed and spay surgery. We know she is good with 1 large male unknown with small dogs/cats. Currently, she is being fostered in Central PA and will not be ready for transport until our Vet gives her full medical clearance which will probably be 3 weeks.

Introducing on the right Livia. 🥰 She was a shelter pull from Cabot Animal Services thanks to Debbie Nash and Polly Shore once again. These 2 women truly rock for the dogs in need. 🤩Currently, she is being fostered in Arkansas and will be spayed this week. Our blue girl is estimated to be 3 years old and played appropriately with a large male dog at the shelter. Again, no idea about small dogs/cats. She will also be available within a couple weeks also.

These are 2 great female Neapolitan Mastiffs so don’t waste time getting in your family profiles. Our website is Mastino-Rescue-Inc.org to complete a family profile, view our available dogs, learn how to donate or become a volunteer.

We are very grateful to our fosters for stepping up to help save these fabulous girls. Fostering DOES save lives. 😎

This week we have several adoption announcements that will amaze most. Get that popcorn and adult beverage ready because it’s time to celebrate. 🎉 🥳

17/10/2024

Today Royalty Maddalena aka Maddie went home 🏠 to her wonderful adult family. Quick back story for our new followers. Months back Maddie found herself as a stray in a high kill shelter in TX. After several last minute attempts to save her she had been tagged by Lone Star Dog Ranch. At this point Lone Star found out we had also tried to tag her. Thanks to Debbie Nash for coordinating the rescue transfer and transporting Maddie to safety. 🤩

Once arriving in Arkansas Debbie’s rescue partner Polly Shore immediately took her into her Vet Clinic and started her medical assessment. Maddie stayed with Polly in medical boarding for several weeks until she was well enough to travel. During this time Kathy, a supporter of Lone Star saw her story. There was something about that photo during transport that drew her in. 😍

Eventually, Kathy got in touch with us wondering how she was doing. Well this is how it all started. That one photo and even without meeting our girl she was hooked. 🥰 Exactly seven months to the day after losing her beloved boy Finn her heart ♥️ is full again with Maddie.

Thank you to Lone Star and their volunteers for getting us this precious girl, Regena, Christine, Debbie, Polly our wonderful Vet partners and our Vet, Dr. Joel. It truly takes a village and actions speak louder than words.

Happy life Maddie you are a totally different girl both inside and out. For everyone that supports our mission, you can see the difference you made in this dog’s life and we thank you. 😁

06/10/2024

📣📣Let us end this week with a long awaited announcement. 📣📣🎈

ELEANOR has found her forever with Kim. 🤩 It’s official her name is now on the Deed. LOL only kidding. Ellie had been through a lot, until her hero’s 💪🏼Debbie and Polly stepped in and her entire world changed. We will be forever grateful for Ellie to these 2 determined rescue women and the entire Arkansas village that didn’t give up. Rescue has never been easy but in today’s world it’s gotten horrible. We all push forward everyday to do the best for the dogs in need.

Our hearts are filled 😍 for both Kim and Eleanor, just look at their smiles. 😂

02/10/2024

Today our beautiful girl Cinzia was received into her foster home by Shelley and Doug on their beautiful horse ranch in Colorado. 😍

They are not new to Neapolitan Mastiffs having several over the years and are MRI adopters.

When we put an emergency foster plea out for Cinzia within minutes of the post we were contacted by Shelley.

For those of you that are new to the page Cinzia was dumped in a rural town in GA roaming and living in a barn that was falling down. She was being fed but no one stepped up to help her in the high temps until the day Cindy in Georgia told her husband we need to go get her without hesitation.

So off they went to find her, loaded her, opened their home to her, got her vaccined and a Health Certificate to travel. We have so many ppl to thank along with Cindy and Noah for their compassion, Ron for helping with transport to Missouri and after surgery Christine and Scotty for opening their home for recovery. And we cannot forget one of our dedicated transporters Regena who got her to Colorado safely today. 🤩

Thank you to everyone in the Mastino Rescue Village. 😍 Every positive thing you do for the Neos matters as small as you think it may seem. In today’s world there is too much negativity, so we ask everyone to be please be kind to one another and the dogs in need.

We look forward to updates as she settles in. If you are interested in joining our team please go to our website at Mastino-rescue-inc.org. As always thank you all for your continued support. ❤️

26/09/2024

🎉🎉ADOPTION ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

Our Mastino Royalty Hanna has been adopted 🎈by Tom, an MRI previous adopter and foster. Hanna came into rescue last year with her Dad and 5 siblings. The 3 males were adopted leaving Hanna and sister Gertrude. Sadly, we lost Gertrude early on to heart issues leaving Hanna who was the sickest and had optic nerve damage. One of her eyes bounced back and forth constantly but with the diligence of exercise and focus techniques the bouncing is at a minimal.

When she became healthy the tiny tike that she was became a force on wheels, more over the top with energy and no off switch more so than we have ever seen. With her play escalating into bad behavior. That’s when we knew she needed a very special understanding but strict environment to thrive.

Our wish was granted when Tom called and asked if there was a Neo he could foster and work with, this was a blessing and the immediate response was yes Hanna.

I can tell you having been to every Vet appointment with Hanna and having hands on this stunning tawny girl that she has developed into a well rounded, adjusted, confident and behaved beauty.

We cannot thank Tom enough for the love he has for this breed, the time he has put into Hanna and all the MRI Neos that are lucky enough to be at his home.

Welcome home Hanna. Have a great life. 😍❤️

24/09/2024

It is with deep sympathy we mourn the passing of Mastino Royalty Smalls today. Smalls was adopted in 2018 by Lee at approximately a year old. Yesterday, he left this earth peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones.

Smalls was not an easy dog only adoring his Mom and Dad but they loved him unconditionally for who he was. Several weeks back Small started to change physically and mentally. After a Vet appointment a lump was found on his gum. Once removed Smalls never recovered.

Please keep this family in your thoughts today and embrace them as they are experiencing an extreme loss. It’s not good bye it’s until we meet again………..

22/09/2024

We know many of you have been waiting for some posts and updates. Apologies are in order but we promise the next upcoming posts will have been well worth the wait. Over the past month several dogs have been brought into rescue with high medicals needs. Several dogs have had their surgeries and are getting ready to move into their homes which means additional vet visits for health certificates and transport coordination happening and this all takes time. SO our first great story:

Please for the first time meet Mastino Royalty Smokey😍. MRI was contacted the beginning of May for help with a Neo who just turned 2 years old this month. He was purchased at a pet store in North Carolina with an existing visibly large hernia. After several visits a young couple decided to purchase, and get him medical attention. At a young age he was sent to a board and train which is not always the best situation for a Neapolitan Mastiff.

Smokey lived in an over stimulating home with several people of all ages including a toddler and other dogs. One day a family came in and accidentally Smokey and the male Boerboel meet and with 2 males dogs we know what could happen, and it did. A fight broke out and the humans hand was seriously injured trying to separate.

Smokey was put into a doggie daycare which was going great until one day when they were trying to dress him up and with the rough play/jumping he was permitted to do he grabbed an arm. These dogs should not be allowed to jump or grab body parts. There was no serious injury however at this point after being contacted by the daycare and what occurred they felt their home was not the best life for this handsome boy. This decision was an admirable one because he was loved. It was noticed even though he had entropion surgery at an early age a correction surgery was needed as his one eye was getting foggy. Upon entering our program he instantly received his eyes being fixed and neuter.

Jamie and Michelle just lost their previously adopted MRI Neo with behavioral issues and always want to give that underdog a chance so we asked, are you interested in helping another Neo that needs strict structure, consistency and boundaries the immediate response was YES, can we. We want to emphasize that Smokey is by no means an “aggressive dog” rather a dog in the wrong environment being allowed to continue improperly taught bad behaviors due to lack of education. After weeks of speaking with his fosters and putting a protocol in place today was the day. Smokey’s BIG day.

Our hearts are very filled today in more ways than we can express. Smokey knew he was with his Neo people, just look at these photos.❤️ Please say tuned for several adoptions that will be announced. More dogs going into foster very soon and our available dog highlights. A special thank you to Brian and Regena for another transport successfully completed. 🥰

Your continued support is greatly appreciated especially now in this crazy world of rescue. If you would like to help us, help the Neos with our mission please go to our website mastino-rescue-Inc.org to complete a family profile, volunteer application or learn how to donate.

21/09/2024

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16/09/2024

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11/09/2024

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of Romeo’s 🌈 bridge crossing. 💔As a cherished social media star, Romeo brought joy to countless people through his vibrant personality and daily escapades—whether it was lounging by the pool, enjoying car rides, donning adorable outfits, or sharing hilarious moments with his family. He carried on the legacy of his brother, Rufio, alongside his mom, Kathryn Dunlap, by raising awareness about the Neapolitan Mastiff breed. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family. We will miss seeing his majestic face and strong-willed presence.

Mastino Rescue is immensely grateful for all the support Romeo, Kathryn, and their family have provided over the years. We find comfort in knowing that Kathryn and Rufio are welcoming Romeo with open arms and paws.🐾

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We're beyond saddened to share that after a very aggressive and fast-spreading case of bone cancer, Romeo has crossed the rainbow bridge - we knew he and Kat couldn't be apart for long ❤️ We are so thankful to this community's support and love for Romeo over the years, and hope he stays in your memories for many more years to come.

Romeo had widespread bone cancer in both front legs, which had also started to spread to other organs - all originating within just the last 1-2 months, and only symptomatic for the last 1-2 weeks. Pops spent the last week spoiling him with 4x McDouble Cheeseburgers every day, and endless snuggles with Pops, Pearl, and all his favorite stuffies.

If anyone would like to make a donation in Romeo's honor, please consider contributing to Mastino Rescue, Inc (https://www.mastino-rescue-inc.org)