Blue Fawn Brindle Cane Corso
The cane corso should never have a red or violet colored nose.
Blue fawn brindle cane corso. While coat color and other genetically determined traits do impact longevity genetics are not always destiny. Cassius is a heavily muscled powerful and athletic corso. Extremely protective of his family and property to his people he is a cuddly bear obedient and respectful even under the leadership of an eight year old. Our chevy gained her championship title by 12 months of age.
In italy this color pattern is referred to as formentino slang for the color of fermented wheat. While the mismarks are cute and uncommon they go against the breed standard that is meant to keep the cane corso distinguishable as its own breed. It is a solid base coat color with solid tan markings seen on the face chest and or legs. It is well muscled and less bulky than most other mastiff breeds.
The disqualifying coat pattern for cane corsos is tan points as commonly seen in rottweilers or dobermans. Cane corsos meet our cane corsos as a hobby breeder our focus is on making the cane corso breed the best it can be. We devote to each puppy a high level of socialization unseen with most breeders. This is essentially a washed out or carbon colored fawn that has a blue nose and mask.
This is further modified by genetic pigment dilution to create blue from black and formentino from fawn colors. The breed is known as a true and quite possibly the last of the coursing mastiffs. A blue fawn also called formentino his looks are similar to the neopolitan mastiff of italy from the olden days. One of the more interesting color patterns that the cane corso occurs in is blue fawn.
The otto as the alapaha was often referred to was the product of a line of dogs bred by papa buck lane. While the akc breed standard mentions red or fawn as well as solid red or fawn i ve excluded the former color as that only occurs as the base color of the brindle meaning that the color of a cane corso can never be red or fawn without a black or gray mask unless he is brindled. Chevy is a registered ankc blue fawn brindle cane corso. The blue blood cane corso is a hybrid of the alapaha blue blood bulldog and the cane corso.
In name and form the cane corso predates its cousin the neapolitan mastiff. The correct colors of the cane corso corsos appear in two basic coat colors. Chevy is a tall solid bitch with correct colouring and breed standard. Fawn cane corsos are more prone to shedding than other colors say experienced owners and breeders.
The alapaha originates in southern georgia united states.