Getting a new puppy - Cane Corso
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I don't understand why all of you are SO freaky about pitbulls and these kinds of dogs.. when I was younger, 13, we had a pitbull and I didn't even really know what kind of dog it was. He was very strong and hard to walk but I managed. He liked running and he dragged me around getting me excersize. He slept on my bed and was a great dog. I never was scared of him at all..
We got him from a shelter.
I think alot of this is hype. Dog's aren't born mean!!
Sure pitbulls have agression towards other dogs sometimes but when they are raised around alot of other dogs I don't think its really a big problem. Mine never had a issue and we ran into dogs outside all the time.
We got him from a shelter.
I think alot of this is hype. Dog's aren't born mean!!
Sure pitbulls have agression towards other dogs sometimes but when they are raised around alot of other dogs I don't think its really a big problem. Mine never had a issue and we ran into dogs outside all the time.
So what i wanna know, are most of you saying this because of what you have READ about Cane Corso's, or because you actually have experience with them??
My GOLDEN was a handful of a puppy. He destroyed everything, he was crazy! But I love him and he is a great dog now.. the friendliest dog in the universe.
He plays with a doberman that likes to hang off his ears at his daycare. They chase and jump all over the place.. as well as there is a pitbull there, who plays with everyone. She was a rescue, that doesn't mean she was a lost cause.
There is also great dane, about 6 other goldens, tons of other breeds.. like labs and stuff. They are all friends.
I don't like people labeling dogs, they are individuals.. aren't they??
This dogs parents we haven't met but when we go pick them up we will. We have talked to about 5 breeders on the phone about the dogs and gotten lots of info. They all tell us they are the wonderful dogs, stable temperment, and love working and playing, and get along fine with cats and dogs and whoever as long as they are SOCIALIZED and raised together.
I bet my GOLDEN would not do well with cats if he wasn't with them from being a pup. He probably wouldn't be very nice if i chained him outside all his life either. People abuse these breeds, I don't blame the breeds ever.
My GOLDEN was a handful of a puppy. He destroyed everything, he was crazy! But I love him and he is a great dog now.. the friendliest dog in the universe.
He plays with a doberman that likes to hang off his ears at his daycare. They chase and jump all over the place.. as well as there is a pitbull there, who plays with everyone. She was a rescue, that doesn't mean she was a lost cause.
There is also great dane, about 6 other goldens, tons of other breeds.. like labs and stuff. They are all friends.
I don't like people labeling dogs, they are individuals.. aren't they??
This dogs parents we haven't met but when we go pick them up we will. We have talked to about 5 breeders on the phone about the dogs and gotten lots of info. They all tell us they are the wonderful dogs, stable temperment, and love working and playing, and get along fine with cats and dogs and whoever as long as they are SOCIALIZED and raised together.
I bet my GOLDEN would not do well with cats if he wasn't with them from being a pup. He probably wouldn't be very nice if i chained him outside all his life either. People abuse these breeds, I don't blame the breeds ever.
They are individuals to a point. But there are certain behavioral traits that go with a breed. Greyhounds will chase anything that moves, border collies have insanely high energy, and golden retreivers will retrieve like mad. And corsos are guard dogs. While there are exceptions to every rule, it's not wise to expect your dog to be that exception. It's far more likely to follow the rule.
Pitbulls? Not freaky. They've been pets for awhile. It's not a given that a pitbull will be dog aggressive. But it is something to be concerned with: dog fighting is what they were bred to do. Also, pit bulls are not naturally human aggressive.
Corsos? Use a LOT of caution! They've only recently been making appearances as pets; they've been primarily a working guard dog. Guard dog meaning stranger aggressive. That instinct is not watered-down. A well-bred coro will not tolerate strangers in its territory, be it a burglar, a trespasser, or the mailman. And I don't mean the corso will bark, I mean it will attack. You have to be prepared to handle all that drive and instinct.
And I ditto Orion; a Cane Corso simply does not compare with a chow or pit bull.
Pitbulls? Not freaky. They've been pets for awhile. It's not a given that a pitbull will be dog aggressive. But it is something to be concerned with: dog fighting is what they were bred to do. Also, pit bulls are not naturally human aggressive.
Corsos? Use a LOT of caution! They've only recently been making appearances as pets; they've been primarily a working guard dog. Guard dog meaning stranger aggressive. That instinct is not watered-down. A well-bred coro will not tolerate strangers in its territory, be it a burglar, a trespasser, or the mailman. And I don't mean the corso will bark, I mean it will attack. You have to be prepared to handle all that drive and instinct.
And I ditto Orion; a Cane Corso simply does not compare with a chow or pit bull.
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Violet, you are only kidding yourself if you think you can compare destructive puppy behavior to CC's protective nature. CC's are not bred to be the friendliest dog in the universe. They are bred to be aloof to strangers.
No one is labeling CC's. Yes each dog is different, but each breed of dog has certain characteristics that must be taken into consideration before purchasing one.
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If this is what the breeders are stressing, then you need to be looking for more reputable breeders. A good breeder should be warning you about the responsibility of owning one of these dogs. They should be telling you a protective breed with a dominant personality is not for the typical golden owner.
This is taken from the molosserdogs website:
If bred properly, the Italian Cane Corso Mastiff is of sound temperament, easily trained and a breed which makes an excellent family dog. Very affectionate towards children, it will gladly give up its life to protect them. This breed is completely devoted to only one master and very loving of its human family, but is naturally aloof with strangers. Although not as vicious as the American variant, the Cane Corso Italiano is still fairly dog-aggressive, so it needs experienced and responsible handling
Violet, you are only kidding yourself if you think you can compare destructive puppy behavior to CC's protective nature. CC's are not bred to be the friendliest dog in the universe. They are bred to be aloof to strangers.
No one is labeling CC's. Yes each dog is different, but each breed of dog has certain characteristics that must be taken into consideration before purchasing one.
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If this is what the breeders are stressing, then you need to be looking for more reputable breeders. A good breeder should be warning you about the responsibility of owning one of these dogs. They should be telling you a protective breed with a dominant personality is not for the typical golden owner.
This is taken from the molosserdogs website:
If bred properly, the Italian Cane Corso Mastiff is of sound temperament, easily trained and a breed which makes an excellent family dog. Very affectionate towards children, it will gladly give up its life to protect them. This breed is completely devoted to only one master and very loving of its human family, but is naturally aloof with strangers. Although not as vicious as the American variant, the Cane Corso Italiano is still fairly dog-aggressive, so it needs experienced and responsible handling
I'm sorry, I just re-read my post and am not happy about the way I came across.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't get a corso. But if you get a corso, expect it to act like a corso. Love it for being a corso. Don't try to train it to act like a golden retreiver. That is not fair to the dog. Temperament is an essential part of a breed, just like having a long coat, curled tail or drop-ears. That's why temperament is written into the breed standard. It's not something that's determined solely by training, socialization, etc., it's in the dog's genes.
If you're not prepared to deal with a dog that will react aggressively to intruders and have a domineering personality, don't get a corso. Figure out what personality you want a dog to have, then go with a breed that fits that personality.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't get a corso. But if you get a corso, expect it to act like a corso. Love it for being a corso. Don't try to train it to act like a golden retreiver. That is not fair to the dog. Temperament is an essential part of a breed, just like having a long coat, curled tail or drop-ears. That's why temperament is written into the breed standard. It's not something that's determined solely by training, socialization, etc., it's in the dog's genes.
If you're not prepared to deal with a dog that will react aggressively to intruders and have a domineering personality, don't get a corso. Figure out what personality you want a dog to have, then go with a breed that fits that personality.
Violet you are making a HUGE mistake.
You dont know about insurance yet, your allready getting the dog. You have to look at it the way most insurance companies will look at it. Like it or no you have a potentialy agressive huge gaurd dog. Wether you train it properly or not, it's going to take a chunk out of anyone who is not family that comes through your door. Your insurance is going to go through the roof, if they will cover you at all. And if they dont cover you, and you get the dog anyways, what happend if the dog bites someone who comes through the door? You get sued, the dog gets putdown, and you no longer have a house, because you will be sued for hundreds of thousands of $$$.
I would love a dogo, but you know what, Im not ready for one. So Im not getting one.
If you are comparing a golden's behavior to a CC, you are in for a rude awakening. Chows are nothing compared to a CC. Just because you weren't scared of a Pit doesnt mean you can handle the training of a CC. Personaly I LOVE all breeds of dogs, (except maybe poodles).
So, tell us the lines of this puppy. Are the sire/dam Ch bred or working bred? What health issues are in the lines? What genetic tests have been done on the sire/dam? What are the temperments like for the past 5or7 generations? You are picking a potentaly dangerous breed and you havent met the parents? Wow, You have more faith than I do.
My personal opinion, is that of all the "dangerous" breeds a Pit is a good Dangerous breed starting dog. By his I mean, you should have previous dog experiance before getting a pit, but they are a good highly dominate dog start.They are animal agressivem by nature, but this can be worked and trained out of them. They are NOT suposed to be people agressive, and with the proper lines this is an easy thing to avoid. CC's are at the top of the list. They ARE human agressive. What I mean by that is, is they are made to be gaurd dogs, and high drive gaurd dogs at that.
Oh so your Golden is incredably friendly. NEWS FLASH. They are bred to be friendly. Thats not that much of an acomplishment.
Who ever said a pit was a lost cause? So your golden gets along with other dogs. Again, thats what they are made to do.
Labs getting along with other dogs, imagine that. Again thats what they are suposed to do. Great Danes are also a nice, friendly dog
You are going to have a HUGE wake up call. I feal sorry for the dog. You are not ready for it. In the end the dog is probably going to pay the price. I hope it's you that gets bit and not a little kid, for your sake anyways.
You dont know about insurance yet, your allready getting the dog. You have to look at it the way most insurance companies will look at it. Like it or no you have a potentialy agressive huge gaurd dog. Wether you train it properly or not, it's going to take a chunk out of anyone who is not family that comes through your door. Your insurance is going to go through the roof, if they will cover you at all. And if they dont cover you, and you get the dog anyways, what happend if the dog bites someone who comes through the door? You get sued, the dog gets putdown, and you no longer have a house, because you will be sued for hundreds of thousands of $$$.
I would love a dogo, but you know what, Im not ready for one. So Im not getting one.
If you are comparing a golden's behavior to a CC, you are in for a rude awakening. Chows are nothing compared to a CC. Just because you weren't scared of a Pit doesnt mean you can handle the training of a CC. Personaly I LOVE all breeds of dogs, (except maybe poodles).
So, tell us the lines of this puppy. Are the sire/dam Ch bred or working bred? What health issues are in the lines? What genetic tests have been done on the sire/dam? What are the temperments like for the past 5or7 generations? You are picking a potentaly dangerous breed and you havent met the parents? Wow, You have more faith than I do.
My personal opinion, is that of all the "dangerous" breeds a Pit is a good Dangerous breed starting dog. By his I mean, you should have previous dog experiance before getting a pit, but they are a good highly dominate dog start.They are animal agressivem by nature, but this can be worked and trained out of them. They are NOT suposed to be people agressive, and with the proper lines this is an easy thing to avoid. CC's are at the top of the list. They ARE human agressive. What I mean by that is, is they are made to be gaurd dogs, and high drive gaurd dogs at that.
Oh so your Golden is incredably friendly. NEWS FLASH. They are bred to be friendly. Thats not that much of an acomplishment.
Who ever said a pit was a lost cause? So your golden gets along with other dogs. Again, thats what they are made to do.
Labs getting along with other dogs, imagine that. Again thats what they are suposed to do. Great Danes are also a nice, friendly dog
You are going to have a HUGE wake up call. I feal sorry for the dog. You are not ready for it. In the end the dog is probably going to pay the price. I hope it's you that gets bit and not a little kid, for your sake anyways.
You have no CLUE what kind of person I am, and yeah I find it hillarious how all of you know EVERYTHING about EVERY breed. What do you know about chows?
They are extremely territorial, and hard to train. When we told the breeders (all of the ones we talked to) bf had a chow, they said you will have no problem with this dog. Chows are hornery, and hard to get along with, one person dogs. AND his chow was a petstore dog. So who knows about how its parents were. I love too how you want to disregard all dogs unless they are perfect breeders dreams. What about the ones that aren't? Should they all just die? I didn't get my goldren from a breeder either, and he is great.
Obviously a Cane Corso is not a golden... do you think I could really be that retarded???????????
How about Cane's that are rescued and settle nicely into a home? I was thinking about that and for your information the only reason I didn't was for the safety of my other animals. I don't want to get a dog that may be unpredictble because I have no idea how it was raised.
And I am perfectly aware of how each breed has things wired in and were originally bred for different purposes. In my opinion, having a "guard dog" means you have to be careful that he does not get the chance to attack someone coming onto your property. Do you think I am gonna chain him outside?? We are not getting him to be a guard dog! He will be VERY socialized and very happy.. my boyfriend has alot of experience with dogs!! Sure, I don't but guess what I can learn and my boyfriend will be teaching me.
I love how you are all making fun of how I said to help a dominate puppy. Well each breeder sid, if your new puppy is dominate, roll him on his back and hold him there for a few seconds. Your dog needs to know you are the top, not him.
So how do you all think you should do it? By allowing him to snarl at you if you walk by his food? How about letting him sleep on your bed? Why not just sleep in his kennel with him........ like seriously.
I don't pretend I know everything about dogs. But I am willing to learn and I think its incredibly rude you are all jumping down my throat. AND I strongly believe Corso's have a bad rep and are often TRAINED so that their protective nature comes out full force. We are gonna train ours with an outlet for that, on the feild, and be a safe good dog at home.
My boyfriend is intersted in him/her training for search and rescue, or something else the dog can enjoy and feel a purpose in life.
They are extremely territorial, and hard to train. When we told the breeders (all of the ones we talked to) bf had a chow, they said you will have no problem with this dog. Chows are hornery, and hard to get along with, one person dogs. AND his chow was a petstore dog. So who knows about how its parents were. I love too how you want to disregard all dogs unless they are perfect breeders dreams. What about the ones that aren't? Should they all just die? I didn't get my goldren from a breeder either, and he is great.
Obviously a Cane Corso is not a golden... do you think I could really be that retarded???????????
How about Cane's that are rescued and settle nicely into a home? I was thinking about that and for your information the only reason I didn't was for the safety of my other animals. I don't want to get a dog that may be unpredictble because I have no idea how it was raised.
And I am perfectly aware of how each breed has things wired in and were originally bred for different purposes. In my opinion, having a "guard dog" means you have to be careful that he does not get the chance to attack someone coming onto your property. Do you think I am gonna chain him outside?? We are not getting him to be a guard dog! He will be VERY socialized and very happy.. my boyfriend has alot of experience with dogs!! Sure, I don't but guess what I can learn and my boyfriend will be teaching me.
I love how you are all making fun of how I said to help a dominate puppy. Well each breeder sid, if your new puppy is dominate, roll him on his back and hold him there for a few seconds. Your dog needs to know you are the top, not him.
So how do you all think you should do it? By allowing him to snarl at you if you walk by his food? How about letting him sleep on your bed? Why not just sleep in his kennel with him........ like seriously.
I don't pretend I know everything about dogs. But I am willing to learn and I think its incredibly rude you are all jumping down my throat. AND I strongly believe Corso's have a bad rep and are often TRAINED so that their protective nature comes out full force. We are gonna train ours with an outlet for that, on the feild, and be a safe good dog at home.
My boyfriend is intersted in him/her training for search and rescue, or something else the dog can enjoy and feel a purpose in life.
whoa violet...no one is jumping down your throat!!
Most people on here are very concerned for the welfare of ALL dogs, and are only trying to HELP.
i know NOTHING about corso's, but from reading, and knowledge about pits (e.g. they are very loving dogs, but if bred & trained to be a fighter...), it sounds like corso's havent often been bred to be loving, family dogs, and most corsos are bred to be guard dogs. You can NOT take biological instinct out of a dog, you can repress it, but there will always be that chance that it will take over...
if a corso has that protective nature, even if it is not trained for it to come out, it may come out unexpectedly one day..and who knows what could happen...
people arent saying DONT get one...just telling you to make sure you know its background so you arent getting some dog that was bred to be a guard dog, and very protective!!
i would take their advice and really think about it...if you and your bf are serious about getting this dog then you should without a question be looking over each and every single point made in this thread....if you arent willing to do so, then that right there is a red flag that you and your bf are NOT ready for a corso....
Most people on here are very concerned for the welfare of ALL dogs, and are only trying to HELP.
i know NOTHING about corso's, but from reading, and knowledge about pits (e.g. they are very loving dogs, but if bred & trained to be a fighter...), it sounds like corso's havent often been bred to be loving, family dogs, and most corsos are bred to be guard dogs. You can NOT take biological instinct out of a dog, you can repress it, but there will always be that chance that it will take over...
if a corso has that protective nature, even if it is not trained for it to come out, it may come out unexpectedly one day..and who knows what could happen...
people arent saying DONT get one...just telling you to make sure you know its background so you arent getting some dog that was bred to be a guard dog, and very protective!!
i would take their advice and really think about it...if you and your bf are serious about getting this dog then you should without a question be looking over each and every single point made in this thread....if you arent willing to do so, then that right there is a red flag that you and your bf are NOT ready for a corso....
sorry I couldnt help myself but that is funny... hornery=ornery
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Violet, to those of us who have trained and handled dogs for a long time, your posts to others regarding training have been disturbing.
You have a lot to learn.
apparently you don't think so, and that is realllly dangerous.
Combine that with a fearless and strong tempered dog with serious territorial urges, and it's a recipe for disaster.
You have a lot to learn.
apparently you don't think so, and that is realllly dangerous.
Combine that with a fearless and strong tempered dog with serious territorial urges, and it's a recipe for disaster.
Violet... no one is being rude to you here ... no one is attacking your abililtes . You asked questions and sought advice. Period. Take it, or leave it . Does your boy friend live with you and is willing to train from day one ? We all just feel the a CC is a lot for you to handle. Please keep an open mind....and yes, my Golden will be friends with ANY dog. It's the breed.
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I agree with you that each dog is an individual but there is a standard that most dogs in that breed follow. Bully breeds are very dominant and everyone is just trying to let you know CC's are not for the "soft" owner. I was going to get a Dogo Argentino but decided to go for the Doberman because they are dominant but not as much as the Dogo. When I grow up I plan on getting a Dogo but I will be prepared because I have a dominant male Doberman right now and I know how to control dominant dogs now. And though the Dogo is going to be more of a challenge I have an undestanding on how to control a dominant dog. You need to properly train and socialize your dog. as everyone has already stated. Just know what your getting into and you need to set your status in the household and not let the dog run you. Good Luck!!!
I wasnt saying I hope you get bit. Maybe it came across that way. My personal opinion from what I have read is that you are not ready for a CC. With that being said, I think it may turn out agressive if you do not train it perfectly. I would rather an adult, who brought the breed home get bit, than some inocent child.
really look it up for insurance.
really look it up for insurance.