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the FCI's breed standard for the Cane Corso reads as follows
a brief historical summary the Cane Corsos direct ancestor is the old Roman
Malaysian formally scattered all over Italy in recent past the breed was only
prevalent in the province of Apulia and in the adjacent regions of southern
Italy his name derives from the latin co horse which means protector guardian of
the farmyard general appearance medium to large-sized robust and sturdy dog
nevertheless with some elegance lean and powerful muscles important proportions
the dog is rectangular an outline and is slightly longer than tall the length of
the dog is 11% greater than the height of the dog the length of the head
reaches 36% of the height at the withers behavior temperament guardian of
property family and livestock extremely agile and responsive in the past it has
been used for herding cattle and hunting big game
edie large and typically Milazzo laid the upper longitudinal axis of the skull
and the muzzles are slightly convergent without evident wrinkles cranial region
skull broad at the zygomatic arches the width is equal to the length convex in
front it becomes flat behind the forehead as far as the occipital frontal
furrow is visible beginning at the stop and ending at about the middle of the
skull stop well defined with prominent frontal sinuses facial region nose black
a gray mask may have a nose color of the same nuance large nose with ample open
nostrils nose place in the same line as a nasal bridge
muzzle strong square noticeably shorter than the skull ratio muzzle to skull
approximately 1/2 to the front part of the muzzle is flat the lateral surfaces
are parallel the muzzle is as broad as it is long seen from the side it is deep
the profile of the nasal bridge is straight lips the upper lips seen from
the front form an inverted U at the meeting point seen from the side hangs
moderately they cover the lower jaw and determine the profile of the lower part
of the muzzle jaws teeth jaws are very thick and curved slightly under shot but
no more than 5 millimeters level by tolerable but not sought-after
cheeks the mass of tear region is fully evident but not bulging eyes
medium-sized slightly protruding but never exaggerated close to ovoid in
shape set well apart in an almost sub frontal position eyelids close fitting
the color of the iris is as dark as possible but according to the coat color
expression is keen and attentive ears triangular drooping of medium-sized with
a wide set on that is much above the zygomatic arches ears are uncropped neck
strong muscular and as long as the head body the body is somewhat longer than
the height at the withers sturdy built but not square
withers pronounced rising above the level of the croup
back straight very muscular and firm loin short and strong crew long and wide
slightly inclined chest well-developed all through reaches to the elbow tail
natural sit on fairly high very broad at the root an action carried high but
never erect or curled limbs four quarters shoulder long oblique very
muscular upper arm strong forearm straight very strong
carpus or the wrist elastic metacarpus or pastern elastic and just slightly
sloping for feet cat feet hind quarters thigh long broad back line of thigh
convex lower thigh strong not fleshy stifle or knee solid moderately
angulated hock joint moderately angulated metatarsus or rear pasture
thick and dry hind feet slightly less compact than the four feet gait movement
long stride extended trot the preferred gait is the trot skin fairly thick
rather close fitting coat hair short shiny very dense with a slight undercoat
of vitreous texture color black lead gray slate gray light gray light fawn
dark fawn and stag red dark wheat color stripes on different shades of fawn or
gray and fawn-colored and bindle dogs the black or grey mask on the muzzle
should not go beyond the line of the eyes a small white patch on the chest on
the tip of the toes and on the bridge of the nose is acceptable size and height
height at the withers males 64 centimeters to 68 centimeters females 60
centimeters to 64 centimeters with a tolerance of 2 centimeters more or less
taller weight males 45 to 50 kilograms females 40 to
45 kilograms weight according to the size of the dog
faults any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fall in
the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be an exact
proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog
and its ability to perform its traditional work