Like most Molossers, the Cane Corso does drool. However, as a rule it drools a lot less than others. With exceptions, the Corso tends to be a dry-mouthed dog. Like all dogs, there will be drool before or after eating and drinking.

Hip Scoring a dog before 12 months of age is totally misleading and irrelevant. Any scores from x-rays before 12 months of age are not accurate, and are not accepted for official rating by the BVA or other foreign rating boards.

--- Additional details submitted by Cohors on 22-Sep-2007 23:26

Unless the dog apparently present something wrong, so you should anticipate an X-ray of the hips. Dysplasia is an illness that should be measured during the dog's structure-developing period.
No dog is born with dysplasia. Dysplasia is a predisposition and it starts after the 18th week of life where some ligaments that should help to maintain the femur head correctly inside of the hipbone socket can not do it 100%. The disease have some others factors too. In my country the official should be done at 24 months by the Brazilian veterinarian college.

Hi Irena, This is Juanita. I saw your question and just wanted to post an answer. With training from someone that knows how to properly teach tracking a Corso can become an awesome tracker. My male scored a 91 in tracking when he earned his SchH II...he had High Tracking in trial...there were Mals at this trial!

Hi David - I have taken this from a post I made back last year. I found this article on Corso Luv Passion page and thought it had to be posted. I hope it answers your question.

Ok so you have heard all kinds of ways to say Cane Corso. The most common among newbies [which is ok, you're still learning :) and I'm here to help] and VERY UNEDUCATED BREEDERS [not ok, make sure you run in the opposite direction if you hear a breeder pronounce it like this because I cannot imagine the lack of educated Corso knowledge this moron truly has] is to pronounce it CANE as in SUGAR CANE. This is incorrect, it is to be pronounced Kah-Naye Corso

I can only hope that you will pronounce it from my spelling the way I intended for you to. Another thing this breed is often referred to when pronounced right is just a Cane. As in I just got my first Cane today. This too in incorrect. The proper name for the breed is the Corso. Cane is another word for a DOG, not the breed name. I must say it does get to me when folks I talk to I correct or they hear the way I pronounce it and continue to pronounce it CANE as in SUGAR CANE or refer to the breed as a Cane. Yes these are dogs, but the breed is a Corso.

Try PetPlan in the UK, they actually have the Corso down as a breed after I wrote them a letter. E&L under no circumstances will insure the Corso, why???? Because they are a bunch of Prats!

--- Additional details submitted by Vanessa on 30-Sep-2007 11:54

I had all my dogs insured with them for about 10 or more years, then one day they sent me a letter saying that Corse and Bullmastiffs were no longer safe dogs to insure. After a lengthy debate I didn't manage to keep insured with them but then I woudn't want to. Tesco and Pet Plan have Cane Corso listed.

This is a difficult question. As of 2006, puppies from scored Corsos appear to be selling around the £1500 mark. This is an awful lot of money, but remember that these are usually imported dogs and the costs associated with importing and scoring these dogs is substantial. The FOCC would like to see this cost come down substantially.

The cost of "puppy farmed" Corso pup from unscored, un-guaranteed parents appears to be around the £500 mark... but we would stress that this is something you DO NOT WANT TO DO. This breed is in the hands of a number of very disreputable people who are trading on the impressive reputation of this breed. Two turns of phrase come to mind: You Get What You Pay For Caveat Emptor

Ear cropping, no matter what you are told, is for appearances only. Even the Italian farmers, when the Corso was first being 'rescued', had a fairly lame excuse about wolves and wild dogs when pressed about why cropping was performed. In the end, cropped dogs look meaner. It's illegal in almost all of Europe, and some parts of the US are also looking at banning it. As a group, the FOCC is divided. I think it's fair to say we love looking at cropped dogs, but most would never approve the procedure itself. The 'accepted' or normal time for ear cropping is 10 weeks old. This places the responsibility NORMALLY on the new puppy owner, not the breeder.

Like any breed, and in fact dogs in general, there are of course bad breeders about. The particular problem with the Corso is that there are very limited numbers of good breeders about.

A good breeder would be defined as a breeder who has all hip scored stock, who breeds to forward the UK Corso towards the standard FCI 343, and who breeds humanely, no more than once a year per bitch, and who keeps their dogs in an acceptable environment.

The Italian Kennelclub.

Ciao

José

The answer is in short, no. The FOCC among other groups in the UK is working towards recognition. However, this will not happen overnight. Until then prospective Corso owners should try to ensure that they are buying from a breeder who has registered stock, as puppies from these dogs should be eligible to be added by the KC once recognised, and could possibly be added to the Irish Kennel Club scheme.