Cane Corso Loyal, Athletic,Smart, Impervious to pain. Superior bite strenght, Stable and calm temperament.
Posted on 11/07/2010 7:27:47 AM PST by Saije
Cane Corso Loyal, Athletic,Smart, Impervious to pain. Superior bite strenght, Stable and calm temperament.
I was just imagining my part cow dog tripping up my son when he was running around the yard. Funniest thing in the world.
His next dog is going to be a German Shepherd, but that is after he is out on his own! Any suggestions on spotting a good pup?
Mine too. I'd hate to unleash this beast on anyone. :-) If he weighed 100lbs I'd have to buy a bigger chair.
What’s the best ‘watch’ dog?
My best suggestion on finding a good pup would be to find a good breeder.A breeder who has solid stock imported from Gremany,Austria or the Chech Republic.Then start to look at the individual pups,try to buy the dominate pup in the litter if you want a protection dog.Be aware that that pup will be a handful until you get it trained properly.But once you do,you own a dog that will stand it’s ground and fight to the death to protect the family.
I raised Dobermanns for 30 years and found them to be great dogs. I have had several other breads over the years.... loved them all. Heck, I love ALL dogs.
I now have a high-end German import GSD. My boy recently turn 2 years old. He has been with me 24/7 from the day we picked him up at the airport when he was 8 weeks old. I have NEVER met a more incredible creature in my entire life.
Of the games we play, he likes ball the best and he is deadly competitive. He prime motivation stands out each and every day—he wants to please me.
While I would like to have an additional GSD import and I think I would enjoy a Border Collie, there will never be a greater dog than my Falco.
What I don’t understand is why these operations don’t just breed their own dogs. They can come up with their own strains (they don’t have to be a purebred—they can mix breeds until they come up with what suits them).
I had 2 Border Collies when I was a Kid,really smart dogs.
Our German Shepherds are just wild playing ball too.It triggers their pursuit of prey instinct I think.Have you tried the soft frisbees?Ours are just nuts about chasing those down.
We haven’t tried the frisbees yet, but we plan to.
You should see what he does when 6 slightly deflated soccer balls are kicked into the air. I need to video that game someday and put it on youtube... it’s wonderful to just watch this guy work at capturing and herding them into one controlled pile. Then he challenges you to try to get them back.
Speaking of herding. We live in the sticks and he has learned to help herd our 26 chickens in at night. I recently bought ducks and geese, it should be interesting to see him try his skill on those guys too. LOL
The best watch dog I ever had was a Catahoula Leopard/Rottweiler mix named Hawg. He wouldn’t back down from anything or anybody but would mind me like a baby. He was 125lbs of pure grit. These dogs could be dangerous in the wrong hands if left untrained though. He’s gone now (old age) but my Mt. Curs do a good job of watch dogging without being too aggressive.
Sorry about your loss - a loved dog is part of the family...
Thanks for the information.
That’s a beautiful dog...
Thank God the Nazis and Soviets failed to destroy the breed - would have been a great loss... thanks for sharing.
Please ping me if you do a youtube video! :) One of my goldens use to play soccer with me. She was a hoot. Wish i’d video taped it.
Will try to remember to do that.
I don’t think that we can ever take enough photos and videos of our dogs.
:)
Oh me either. I”m sure people on my flickr page get really tired of mine. :)
” So is the american german shepherd.”
Same with the Bernese Mountain Dog. The American bred dogs are usually barreled chested, a little shorter, and slobber something fierce. They are also usually lethargic and frumpy once past about 2 years old.
Ours is a Swiss bred dog and she is different in so many ways from the American bred dogs. At 6 years old ours is a trim, tall, well mannered and an extremely active dog. She isn’t overweight by an ounce. Her posture, stance, and build are noticeably different. Others with Berners comment about that.
The Kuvasz reminds me of the “curly Golden”, a Golden Retriever with very curly hair, known to shed water better and resist taking in weeds, which usually makes for a better hunting dog. The curly Goldens aren’t as curly as the Kuvasz, though, and probably also a tad smaller as well.
The Kuvasz as gorgeous dogs.
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