Near neighbour buys Cane Corso monster dog

While I’ve never met a Cane Corso, I’ve been fortunate enough to have Dogue de Bordeaux, a French mastiff (Turner and Hootch dog, if anyone knows the movie)

I had a female, the loveliest, possibly dumbest dog I’d ever known. Didn’t even bark when people came to the door, or there were deer in the yard (I’m in Canada).

Our male we got a few years after she crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He was equally good natured and also rather dense, but he WOULD bark once or twice to let us know there was someone at the door.

Both dogs were over 100 lbs.

Despite the complete marshmallow nature of both dogs, we never had them off leash except in our own backyard, for our dog’s safety. We knew our dogs were sound, had no clue about anyone else’s. The closest we ever had to a problem was when a small yippy dog, off leash, ran at my female. Owner is yelling at ME to control my dog… who was sitting perfectly still, on a leash, at my feet. I stepped in front of my girl, yelled at the owner to grab her dog, because if it bit me or mine, I would punt for distance. I literally had to keep moving because the dog was snapping and trying to get past me.

But the owner made sure to lecture me about having my dangerous dog in public, without a muzzle.

It’s not how large a dog is, or how scary they look, imo. It’s a combination of training, environment and innate temperament. Good ownership begins with being realistic about what breed suits your personality and lifestyle. I love GSD, but know we’re not the right people for one. We’re best suited to dogs that are basically potatoes, smart enough for basic manners, but that’s about it.

'potatoes' ! Don't get a collie then Mercury queen! They're just too clever. (Lovely though)

youtu.be/1CwAj_EW3rU

If your neighbour had watched this video, she would never have got such a big powerful dog!

Ahh, previous neighbours used to have a Dogue de Bordeaux. She was also a big softie. It is unfair to demonise any particular breed. I've said before on previous dog threads that the most vicious dog I've ever encountered was a Jack Russell, while one of the most wonderful-tempered dogs I've known was a massive Rottweiler. Blame the deed, not the breed. And it is all down to ownership. Getting a dog which is right for you and your environment and training it properly.

I had to Google ‘punt for distance’ 🙂

Agree re Jack Russells. I used to do lots of home visits and always enjoyed meeting people's various pets. Only exception was Jack Russells. Sorry any JR owners.

And this video; 20 illegal dogs, freighting!!

youtu.be/4-s5AQiOZnY

MercuryQueen

While I’ve never met a Cane Corso, I’ve been fortunate enough to have Dogue de Bordeaux, a French mastiff (Turner and Hootch dog, if anyone knows the movie)

I had a female, the loveliest, possibly dumbest dog I’d ever known. Didn’t even bark when people came to the door, or there were deer in the yard (I’m in Canada).

Our male we got a few years after she crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He was equally good natured and also rather dense, but he WOULD bark once or twice to let us know there was someone at the door.

Both dogs were over 100 lbs.

Despite the complete marshmallow nature of both dogs, we never had them off leash except in our own backyard, for our dog’s safety. We knew our dogs were sound, had no clue about anyone else’s. The closest we ever had to a problem was when a small yippy dog, off leash, ran at my female. Owner is yelling at ME to control my dog… who was sitting perfectly still, on a leash, at my feet. I stepped in front of my girl, yelled at the owner to grab her dog, because if it bit me or mine, I would punt for distance. I literally had to keep moving because the dog was snapping and trying to get past me.

But the owner made sure to lecture me about having my dangerous dog in public, without a muzzle.

It’s not how large a dog is, or how scary they look, imo. It’s a combination of training, environment and innate temperament. Good ownership begins with being realistic about what breed suits your personality and lifestyle. I love GSD, but know we’re not the right people for one. We’re best suited to dogs that are basically potatoes, smart enough for basic manners, but that’s about it.

I know what Dogue de Bordeaux are like and there is no comparison. A man in the village had one and it just plodded along on a lead behind him. Also a woman has one and it behaves likewise. Both dogs looked like it was an effort to stay awake! 🤣

The Cane Corso is very different. It looks on high alert, it is full of energy and looks aggressive.

The funny thing is? Bordeaux were originally used to fight bears. Not exactly what someone considers a family pet.

I miss mine. We just said goodbye to the male a couple of weeks ago. My biggest complaint about the breed? Far too short lived. The bigger the dog, the shorter the lifespan.

People were TERRIFIED of my dogs, though, which was my point. They’re huge, and for some people, that’s enough. Folks would cross the street to avoid passing us, but the reality was, unless they had bacon on their pockets, my dogs wouldn’t have paid any attention to them. My male once got scared of a squirrel and hid in the bushes.

He also had a sense of humour and was a bit of an asshole. He’d hide around the corner of the house and his greatest joy was when someone would wander along the sidewalk. He’d peek his head out around the corner, bark twice, then run in the back door, tail wagging. I’m not even sure most people saw him. He literally was playing boo with people.

Damn, I miss my Dogues.