Cane Corso Puppies Blog » Cane Corso History http://canecorsopuppiesblog.com Cane Corso Dog Blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:10:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Origins of the Cane Corso http://canecorsopuppiesblog.com/blog/2010/09/09/origins-of-the-cane-corso/ http://canecorsopuppiesblog.com/blog/2010/09/09/origins-of-the-cane-corso/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:10:58 +0000 Big Dog http://canecorsopuppiesblog.com/?p=1110 This Italian breed has a history which goes back for thousands of years. They’ve been used for various tasks: guarding, herding, hunting.. The Cane Corso was also the first dog breed to be used for military purposes.

Cane Corso History

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]]> http://canecorsopuppiesblog.com/blog/2010/09/09/origins-of-the-cane-corso/feed/ 0 The Italian Fighter Dog.. http://canecorsopuppiesblog.com/blog/2008/01/13/the-italian-fighter-dog/ http://canecorsopuppiesblog.com/blog/2008/01/13/the-italian-fighter-dog/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:55:25 +0000 D Dog Fan {http://canecorsopuppiesblog.com/2008/01/the-italian-fighter-dog} The Cane Corso is an amazing breed that originates in Italy. Most probably this breed comes from the same stock as the Neapolitan mastiff; the Roman war dog “Canis Pugnax”. While the Neapolitan Mastiff was powerful and heavy in weight, the Corso had advantages in agilty, stamina and speed. The Cane Corso is a recently recovered breed, and sadly its history is not well known. There are differing views about its origin and much of the infomation is shrouded in mystery. This breed was mostly found in Southern Italy; in Puglia. Similar dogs existed in areas of Sicily. Its role was mostly to hunt game, and thus it was kept on farms. It was also used as a guard dog, as a fighting dog and had many other purposes that made it a good working dog as well. The Cane Corso almost became extinct. In the 1980’s a small group of Cane Corso enthusiasts decided to take the breed under their wings and try to recover the breed from near extinction. These days, the breed is becoming very popular around the globe!

Cane Corso
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