Cane Corso Italian Mastiff Brindle

In the past the cane corso dog breed was common throughout italy but is now found in the provinces of foggia and bari.

Cane corso italian mastiff brindle. It is a descendant of dogs the romans used in warfare and was commonly used as a guard dog and to hunt big game. The cane corso was bred to be a versatile dog that could perform a range of different jobs from guarding property to herding cattle. In name and form the cane corso predates its cousin the neapolitan mastiff. In naples i purchased giada a grey brindle female of neapolitan mastiff whereas in palermo among the old town markets i found nerone a fiery black brindle cane corso male.

Is playful obedient and an excellent guard dog. That said these dogs were mainly used on farms. The breed is known as a true and quite possibly the last of the coursing mastiffs. About the cane corso at nearly 28 inches at the shoulder and often weighing more than 100 pounds with a large head alert expression and muscles rippling beneath their short stiff coat corsi.

Lovely photo of a cane corso italian mastiff with her puppy. Black brindle cane corsos like this female have the greatest longevity says a recent study. The cane corso also referred to as an italian mastiff is a large dog breed that originated in italy. Is majestic shiny blue with a genius iq and amazing temper.

The breed is believed to have descended from roman war dogs along with the neapolitan mastiff. To make a donation for the cane corso pedigree database click this button to add your dog or litter to this database please fill out the form add a cane corso or add a litter. The cane corso italiano is a medium big size dog strongly built but elegant with powerful and long muscles. The cane corso is a large dog of molossoid type and is closely related to the neapolitan mastiff.

My first encounter with the italian mastiffs was in 1974. 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 cane corso is a mastiff type breed that originated in italy. If you would like us to add a picture of your dog please e mail to the above e mail address.

Since corso color descriptions are a bit particular a sidebar explanation is in order. Very distinguished he expresses strength agility and endurance.