Cane Corso Mastiff Brindle
The corso is similar to the english mastiff with its patience and.
Cane corso mastiff brindle. Regular brindle which seems to be a blackish brownish colored body with heavier fawn striping and reverse. I have a litter of 12 cane corso available october. We have brindles blacks and tans boys and girls puppies can be viewed with their mum anyone who sees these puppies will fall in love they are absolutely gorgeous so cute. Mike ertaskiran first met the cane corso in 1994 at the now defunct u s.
The corso in the above picture carries orangeish yellow eyes which is actually less common than the coat color with this particular breed. Part of the mastiff family the cane corso is an italian mastiff and carries the brindle gene. History of the cane corso. Mum is a brindle mastiff x cane corso and is our family dog she is very friendly and is fantastic with children.
The cane corso is a large dog of molossoid type and is closely related to the neapolitan mastiff. The molossus a now extinct mastiff type dog is an ancestor of the cane corso and similar mastiff type dogs. The breed is known as a true and quite possibly the last of the coursing mastiffs. It is well muscled and less bulky than most other mastiff breeds.
The italian mastiff better known as the cane corso first came to the attention of many when a pair of vicious cane corsos fatally attacked a jogger in michigan in 2014. The cane corso dog breed was initially developed for guarding and protection. Colloquially breeders often describe the varying intensity of the brindle pattern as either black brindle which appears to have a black body with relatively faint fawn stripes. Like most other mastiffs cane corsos are huge a fully developed adult male weighs about 160 lbs.
It s quite common to see the corso with a brindle coat when comparing them to other breeds. Since corso color descriptions are a bit particular a sidebar explanation is in order. He became the president of the international cane corso federation in 1995 and was the driving force behind the breed s pursuit of full akc recognition which will be realized this july. With the cane corso breed started in 2015 when we decided to add the.
The cane corso originated in italy and can be traced back to ancient times. Cane corsos have been implicated in several. Is majestic shiny blue with a genius iq and amazing temper. Throughout its early history the cane corso acted as a guard dog war dog and skilled hunter of various game including very large.
Over 13 years breeding the amazing mastiff breed from south african mastiff boerboels to the italian mastiff cane corso we could not find a better dog. The official fédération cynologique internationale fci standard. Please ring to arrange a viewing. Mike has judged numerous rare breed specialty shows and had the privilege of.
In name and form the cane corso predates its cousin the neapolitan mastiff. The society amorati cane corso society of cane corso lovers was formed in 1983 and by the following decade corsi were being exhibited in european dog shows. Dad is henry a black cane corso he is iccf registered champion blood lines there is 9 pups available 1 black boy 2 black gi. Is playful obedient and an excellent guard dog.
The first corso import arrived in.