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- AKC group
Working
- Size
Medium
- Height
43.2–58.4 cm (registry- and sex-specific; AKC males 50.8–58.4 cm / females 43.2–53.3 cm; FCI/Royal Kennel Club/CKC males 50–57 cm and females 43–52 cm)
- Weight
15.9–27.2 kg (AKC sex-specific); FCI/Royal Kennel Club/CKC males 19–25 kg and females 16–22 kg
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High / working engagement: AKC’s summary statement calls for a dog able to do a full day’s work in and out of the water. FCI and CPC emphasize swimming, diving, fatigue resistance, and a multitude of fishing tasks.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
A profuse single coat of strong hair covering the whole body evenly (thinner in the underarms and groin), with no undercoat.
- Origin
Portugal
- Temperament
The standard temperament is spirited, intelligent, self-willed or wilful, brave, fatigue-resistant, and obedient to its handler. AKC says the dog obeys its master with facility and apparent pleasure; major faults include shy, vicious, or unsound behavior.
- AKC group
Working
- Size
Large
- Height
58–70 cm (FCI)
- Weight
40–50 kg (FCI)
- Energy
High
- Energy notes
High. The FCI classes the Cane Corso as a versatile utility dog with a working trial and calls it extremely agile and responsive.
- Trainability
High
- Coat
The coat is short, stiff, shiny and dense, with a light undercoat that the AKC notes grows thicker in cold weather.
- Origin
Italy
- Temperament
The AKC standard describes the Cane Corso as an unequaled protector of its property and owners: intelligent and easily trained, noble and majestic, and docile and affectionate with its owner, loving with children and family. The FCI calls it a guardian of property, family and livestock, extremely agile and responsive, and disqualifies dogs that are aggressive or overly shy.
