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Very loyal, willing to please and
quiet around the house. The Cane Corso is highly
intelligent and very trainable.
Active and even-minded, he
is an unequalled watch and protection dog.
The Cane Corso Italiano is great with children in the
family.
Docile and affectionate with the owner.
They are protective yet
gentle. The Cane Corso has a very stable temperament. It
makes an excellent guard dog and watchdog. It will not
wonder from the home. They stick close to their masters.
If necessary he becomes a
terrible and brave protector of people, house and
property.
The Cane Corso is not a
fighting dog. They were bred as working dogs for
hundreds of years.
Therefore they will not go
out "looking" for a fight, but on the other hand they
will not back down from other dogs. The Cane Corso
requires an experienced owner. It can be aggressive with
strangers and other dogs. It should be carefully
socialized when it is a pup. It is highly recommended
that these dogs become fully obedience trained. When
fully trained, the Cane Corso makes an amenable
companion. Suspicious of strangers, but wonderful with
the family. It will usually put up with strangers if the
owners are present. When raised correctly, the dog
should be submissive to all members of the family. Corso
ears were originally cropped to help them ward off
wolves while protecting livestock. Their ears are much
more sensitive than the rest of their bodies. Generally,
they're practically impervious to pain otherwise, so
many Corso owners are often disappointed to find that
electrical "invisible fence" containment systems don't
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DESCRIPTION |
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The Cane Corso Italiano is a medium-big size dog, strongly built
but elegant, with powerful and long muscles, very distinguished,
he expresses strength, agility and endurance. The general
conformation is that of a mesomorphic animal whose body is
longer than the height at the withers, harmonious as regards the
form and disharmonious as regards the profile.
The Muzzle is very broad and deep. The width of the muzzle must
be almost equal to its length which reaches 3.4/10 of the total
length of the head. Its depth is more than 50% the length of the
muzzle. Due to the parallels of the muzzle sides and to the
fullness and the width of the whole jaw, the anterior face of
the muzzle is flat and square. The nasal bridge has a
rectilinear profile and it is rather flat. The lower side
profile of the muzzle is determined by the upper lips, the
suborbital region shows a very slight chisel. The stop is very
marked because of the very developed and bulging frontal sinuses
and because of the prominent superciliary arches.
The neck is slightly arched. The neck shape is of oval section,
strong, very muscular. The body is compact, strong and very
muscular. The skin is rather thick. The neck is practically
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The head mustn't have wrinkles. The pigment of the
mucous membranes is black. The pigment of the soles and
the nails must be dark. The coat is short hair but not
smooth, with vitreous texture, shiny, adherent, stiff,
very dense, with a light layer that becomes thicker in
winter (but never crops up on the covering hair). Its
average length is approx. 2/2,5 cm. On the withers, the
rump, the back margin of the thighs and on the tail it
reaches approx. 3 cm without creating fringes. On the
muzzle the hair is very short, smooth, adherent and is
not more than 1/1,5 cm. Color - Black, plumb-gray,
slate, light gray, blue/gray, light fawn, deer fawn,
dark fawn and tubby (very well marked stripes on
different shades of fawn and gray). In the fawny and
tubby subjects there is a black or gray mask only on the
muzzle and shouldn't go beyond the eye line. A small
white patch on the chest, on the feet tips and on the
nose bridge is accepted. |
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HEIGHT |
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Males: 24-27 inches (64-68 cm.) Females: 23-25
inches (60-64 cm.)
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WEIGHT |
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Males: 99-110 pounds (45-50 kg.) Females: 88-99
pounds
(40-45 kg.) |
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HEALTH PROBLEMS |
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This is a robust dog, with typical bone and joint
problems of the giant breeds. |
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LIVING CONDITIONS |
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The Cane Corso will do okay in an apartment if it gets
enough exercise. They will be content to live outdoors
provided they have adequate shelter. |
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EXERCISE |
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This very athletic
breed needs a lot of regular exercise. They make
excellent jogging companions. |
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LIFE EXPECTANCY |
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About
10-11 years. |
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GROOMING |
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The Cane Corso does not
require much grooming. Occasionally comb and brush to
remove dead hair. This breed is a light shedder |
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