Sparrow Neapolitan Mastiff Norwood, GA

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Sweet Sparrow is looking for her forever family, and wants her new people to know these 11 things about her:

I am a Neapolitan Mastiff and I am about 3 years old.

Before I came to rescue, nobody really cared about me. I was very skinny and sick when I was found wandering around a busy street in North Carolina. The shelter wanted to put me down because of my breed and my poor overall health, but some nice people advocated for me and then asked the Bullpen if I could come to the sanctuary!

Even though my previous life was the pits, I am an extremely sweet girl who is very grateful to have been given another chance. Like most dogs of my breed, I can be slow to warm up to strangers, but once I’ve had the opportunity to get to know you, I am a total lover.

I think I would do well in a home with children over 12, as long as they weren’t too loud or rambunctious and had some previous experience/training with big dogs.

When I got to the Bullpen, I had an eye condition called entropion, which caused the heavy wrinkles of my face to push down on my eyelids. This made my eyelashes roll inwards and scratch my eyes, which lead to irritation and vision impairment. Up until recently, I wasn’t healthy enough to have surgery to fix this problem, and that meant that I couldn’t see well enough to have a proper introduction to the other dogs here. Because of this, I can’t say for sure whether a home with large dogs is the best fit for me.

I’m not sure how I feel about dogs under 60lbs, so I honestly don’t know if I can live in a household with these kinds of pets.

I don’t think I care about cats. It’s difficult to say definitively, because it’s possible that I haven’t noticed the barn cats that hang around the sanctuary due to my vision problems, but I might be able to live with a feline-friendly family, as long as I’m allowed to meet my new cat companions very slowly and always under supervision.

The words that best describe me are gentle, mellow, and obedient.

My favorite things to do are taking naps, being around people, and exploring outdoors.

I am housebroken and wonderful in a crate. I am also great on a leash, and I know basic obedience and how to use a dog door!

I am fully vaccinated, spayed, and microchipped. Unfortunately, I am heartworm positive, but I’ve started treatment, and will come with all the medicine needed to complete it at my new home.

Ready to give Sparrow the forever home of her dreams? Fill out our Adoption Application, located at www.bullpenrescue.org under the 'work with us' tab.

We highly recommend that our potential adopters fill out an online application as soon as possible, as it greatly expedites the process of finding the right dog for your situation.

Our dogs are available for adoption nationwide but preference is given to adopters willing to do an in-person meeting. Please understand that our dogs are not adopted on a first-come, first-served basis, but rather we strive for a "perfect placement" so we know that they will not be failed again.