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The Gentle Giant

Updated: Mar 1, 2023

The bodyguard of guard dogs, the Cane Corso. Although his size and stride can often be misinterpreted as aggressive, this gentle giant not only makes a great family dog but also is extremely loyal and submissive when trained properly.

Cane Corsos belong to the Mastiff family of dogs. This genetic factor plays a role in their size and life span with males getting to be upwards on 27 inches in height and around 120 lbs. in weight.

The woman of the house are a tad slimmer with them coming in at 26inches in height and only tipping the scale at the low to high 90's in weight.

They do however share in a mirror life span of 10-12 years, meaning both male and female share the same amount of life time.


With their large stature does come a lot of activity as well as a large open area for them to do this in. They need at least one hour of day of physical activity to not only help with health and weight but also for training purposes.



Training Tips

  • The Breed is quite submissive

  • They are loyal in nature

  • NOT beginner friendly

  • Training must begin early

  • Can become aggressive when not properly trained

  • They are territorial

  • They need to socialize early to avoid hostile interactions later on

  • They need physical activity to help boost training







Five Facts

  • Cane Corso coat is coarse and short WITH an undercoat

  • Zobra, the heaviest mastiff to date is NOT a Cane Corso contrary to popular opinion.

  • "Cane Corso" Translates from Latin and Italian to " Robust, sturdy, bodyguard."

  • Corso's suffer from hip dysplasia and indigestion commonly

  • Cane Corso's temperament is Fickle, but also calm, quiet and extremely devoted to family. Train early to take advantage of this



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