BALLARD CANE CORSO ITALIANO
years of experience with other working breeds. We are very active in training our dogs and spend countless hours training/preparing our dogs for Confirmation Shows, Obedience and Protection Sports. We love the breed and breed responsibly with the intent of maintaining the breed Standard. We breed to the World Cane Corso Standard as set forth by the Federation Cynologique Internationale (www.fci.be)
The (IL) CANE CORSO ITALIANO a brief history:
The Cane Corso is an ancient breed who's roots date back some 2,000 years and is a cousin to the Neapolitan Mastiff that also originates from the same period of time. It's believed that the Cane Corso was developed by the Romans by breeding a Coursing "running" hound to descendants of the now extinct "Canis Pugnax" This breeding allowed the Romans to utilize a powerful yet agile war dog that was capable of running with the Roman Calvary and was capable of conducting a number of other auxiliary tasks. Over the years the Corso has been utilized in a variety of ways: property protection, gladiator, hunter and various other physically demanding jobs. In present times the Cane Corso is still being used in much the same way. Its natural protectiveness makes it an ideal guard dog and it's athletic abilities make it suited for a variety of demanding jobs.
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Pronunciation of "Cane Corso": The Cane Corso is an Italian name and it is pronounced with the Italian pronunciation. Most people new to the breed have trouble pronouncing the first part of the name. The first word "CANE" is pronounced as you would read the following letters "KAH-NAYE" and not like "Sugar Cane". The second word is pronounced as it is read "Kor-so" I hope this helps everyone.
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