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| Very loyal, willing to please and quiet around the
house. The Cane Corso NJ is highly intelligent and very
trainable. Active and even-minded, he is an
unequalled watch and protection dog. The Cane Corso
NJ
Italiano is great with children in the family.
Docile and affectionate with the owner. They are
protective yet gentle. The Cane Corso NJ 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 NJ 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 NJ 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 NJ 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. Cane Corso NJ 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 Cane Corso NJ owners are often disappointed to find
that electrical "invisible fence" containment
systems don't deter their dogs. |
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| DESCRIPTION |
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| The Cane Corso NJ 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 without dewlap. 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.) son, We would love
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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 NJ
dog 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 NJ
dog does not require much grooming.
Occasionally comb and brush to remove dead hair.
This breed is a light shedder. |
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