Hello All! My name is Marie and I am a brand new Corso owner. We just got our puppy 6 days ago. He chose me, and It was love at first sight. He is solid black with a tiny white speck on his chest that is slowly fading. His name is Leonidas, and we call him Leo.
I am married and we have 4 children ages 11 months, 4, 7 and 9. This guy has been gentle and smart from day one. He really seems to understand so much.
I did tons of research on the breed before I went with them, but I am so happy I made the choice I made. He was in the end of his fear stage when I brought him home, which actually worked out well for the introductions. 3 days later he grew out of his collar, and became testy!! He was testing the pack order for sure. But I havnt let him win, and he is picking up that I am the boss very quickly.
I have been having nothing but sucess with potty training. He is doing excellent!! He is sitting on command and he comes when called.
I have had one problem and one problem only. He gets fed twice a day, and he seems like he wants wAAAAYyyyy more. He will go outside and eat dirt and moss and acorns! We have a zillion oak trees and there is really no way to avoid the acorns. He kept telling me he had to potty, and he just wanted to go eat dirt and nuts!! So I brought him in and gave him food and he ate every last bite! Now that totally ruined our sleeping all night, he was up multiple times having to poop and pee. But his belly was full!
So anywho, I am excited to make fellow corso friends and get tips and tricks on our new baby!
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