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Offline mandymmr

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hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« on: February 24, 2011, 06:06:35 PM »
Hello all, I have just found this forum. I have a 6.5 year old male doberman named Zeus, and just gotten a Cane Corso puppy (8 weeks)...caesar.


Zeus had puppy strangles when he was little so he has scaring on his nose. We almost lost him many times...but we fought together and over came. Now the only thing left of it is the scaring and missing fur!

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 07:10:21 PM »
Congrats on your new pup and welcome to the forum.

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2011, 07:20:30 PM »
any helpful info or tips are more than welcome

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2011, 08:56:17 PM »
Welcome from fort Wayne Indiana

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2011, 10:13:10 PM »
Welcome,  where  are  you  in  Indiana.

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2011, 02:49:24 AM »
Welcome from So. IL. What part of IN are you from? Will you be showing your Corso puppy when he's old enough?
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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2011, 01:03:14 PM »
Welcome from fort Wayne Indiana


tooo funny I am also in Fort Wyane....

no I don't show my dogs...they are just family pets that are pretty much like my kids...

I am right now contemplating on getting his ears cropped (his tail wasn't done either)...

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2011, 02:20:12 PM »
Hi,    My  name  is  Tom  I  live  in  the  Waynedale  area, I  have  one  corso Rio,s  his  name,  My  son lives  out  north  he  has  3  corsos.   where  did  you   get  your  puppy ,  please  post  pics. Thanks  Rio,s  Dad.  We  need  a   CORSO  CLUB   in   the   Fort.

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2011, 03:47:04 PM »
well I can't figure out how to post pictures on here yet...  I got him in Marion.

I have to say that I am BEYOND frustrated.  I am on another forum for Doberman's and I am getting so much crap from them about Cane Corso's are dog aggressive...um last time I heard so are Doberman's and rottweilers and pit bulls...if you don't socialize them and raise them correctly.  sorry for the rant I am just frustrated by their 2 sidedness

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2011, 03:59:44 PM »
People  say  what  they  want,  I  worry  about  it  only  when   I  listen.  Corso  are  great  dogs,  really  nice  pets.

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2011, 04:18:13 PM »
Welcome and enjoy from Wayne IL. ;)

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2011, 05:58:14 PM »
I know people that have 2 intact male cane corsos! If you can maintain a strong leadeship role in your home, there is no reason this won't work. You are raising the puppy with your dobie, which means, you will be the one who decides how their relationship manifests as the "pack leader" if you will

A couple times while our corso was growing up, he tried to act tough with our other dog for no reason. He got choked out, put on the floor, and lost all his free-range privelages in the house for a week until he remembered his place in the house. We havent had a problem since. Help reinforce in your home that the dobie is higher in the pack for now (feed him first, let him have access to areas the corso doesn't). In our home, the 60 lb pit mix is the queen and the corso is at the bottom of the pecking order....this is what worked for us...

I'm not saying your Corso won't necessarily try to challenge the pack order once in a while, but as long as you are ready to be there to remind him of his place, it shouldn't escalate. Is the dobie neutered? One thing you might not want to do is leave them alone together unattended until you really feel like you know and understand their reltionship with each other...but they are your dogs, you know them best, and no one can predict how things will turn out!

By the way, your dogs are beautiful! Keep us updated!

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2011, 06:12:31 PM »
how does one post pictures in the threads?

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2011, 08:19:34 PM »
A couple times while our corso was growing up, he tried to act tough with our other dog for no reason. He got choked out, put on the floor, and lost all his free-range privelages in the house for a week until he remembered his place in the house.

A quick question - how do you choke out a puppy - do you choke/hang it with a choke collar until it becomes unconcious?

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Re: hello from Indiana...new to the board and breed
« Reply #14 on: February 26, 2011, 12:19:05 AM »
Sounds rather severe to "choke out" your growing pup. I find mine like to please us and don't need a heavy hand. JMO >:(


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