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The Cane Corso is a large dog of molossoid type, and is closely related to the Neapolitan Mastiff. It is well muscled [8] and less bulky than most other mastiff breeds. According to the international standard, dogs should stand some 62–70 cm at the withers and weigh 45–50 kg; bitches are about 4 cm smaller, and weigh some 5 kg less. [2]
The name Boerboel derives from the Afrikaans words boer, meaning farmer, and boel, a shortening of boelhond, meaning bulldog. [10]The Boerboel descends from an old colonial cross-breed of mastiffs and bulldogs used both as a guard dog on remote farms and estates and for big game hunting, and known as the Boer Dog [11]: 618 or Boer Hunting Dog.
Breeding decisions for the majority of these American dogs were based on temperament and work abilities as farm dogs instead of bloodline. Eventually, several separate dog strains of the bulldog-type were kept by ranchers as utilitarian dogs working to catch cattle and kill predatory wildlife that threatened farm property. [11]
She's so funny! You can tell she knows what she did. Some people were worried she may have eaten the Plaster of Paris she got into but the video creator explains she is totally fine.
Boston is a Cane Corso who is used to having the run of the house, until recently when his humans put up a baby gate. Boston's dad shared a video in mid-March of the dog's reaction to the gate ...
A 4-year-old Bulldog of Champion bloodlines, side view. Note the "rope" over the nose, and pronounced underbite. Bulldogs have characteristically wide heads and shoulders along with a pronounced mandibular prognathism. There are generally thick folds of skin on the brow; round, black, wide-set eyes; a short muzzle with characteristic folds ...
Unfortunately, the Cane Corso did manage to take a nasty chuck out of Wall's arm. Amazingly, Wall did manage to get away from the dog and make it back to her car. But she knows that she's lucky ...
Brindle presa Canario with cropped ears. The Presa Canario is a large dog with a heavy muscular body. [10] Dogs stand 60–66 cm at the withers and weigh some 50–65 kg; bitches stand about 56–62 cm and weigh approximately 10 kg less.