Originally Posted by
nulle
NJ these dogs are a wreck and I would not be within 500 feet of one. I have talked with many trainers and dog handlers on this breed and they are scared to death of them. Very unpredictable and never know when they are going to snap. Drug dealers started mix breeding these things to protect their investments and then joe city guy thought they should have them for pets. Some cities have bans or special regulations on these dogs also. If these are your dogs please don't take this as a personal attack on you or your dogs but the owner of this better be darn sure they know the breed and what they are capable of.
Are you getting a cane corso mixed up with a presa canario or a fila brasileiro? I would recommend that if you are going to take one to training you most likely are not going to work with a trainer with a corso with an attitude at 8+ monthes old. It has to be done as a pup. Think about it for a minute MOST dogs you see going to the trainer for obedience at 8+ months old most likely are there for issues. I had mine at the trainers a 12 weeks old. I am not going to say its a lab because they are not. As far as snapping they are a quite breed BUT can become an intruders worst nightmare. If I bring someone in my house he will tolerate them IF I am there. Now would I walk away and leave someone alone with my dog and when they get bite say "it just snapped"? Well ofcourse not that would not be responsible would it? Yes they were abused in the inner city by not so nice people. They are guard dogs first and for most with VERY stable temperaments. To say my dog will not bite someone that walks in my yard well no they most likely will get bite. That is what they are for hence the name "guard dog". The history of them is from Sicily as guard/farm dogs. Again they are not labs, boxers, golden retrievers ect ect ect.....They are easy to train and are very loyal to their family. They are not like pit bull as they have terrier in them. A cane corso has mastiff in them. Go to dog breed info to find out more.