@Annette Coleman LOL! The breed is full of drama, but most pet people want to avoid it and the FB groups for the most part are littered with it. You tote the preservation page as the be-all to end-all, you do realize it is run by those board members of the ICCF so you won't see posts about the ICCF breeders and if there are bad things in regards to them, there is also no turn over in the BOD so it will remain those individuals until they decide to retire. I have friends and acquiescence in both camps and breeders I wouldn't touch with a 10 foot pole in both, want to know how I learned which ones to avoid... stopped talking and listened and watched the posts.
You constantly complain about "if you had known" so I am curious, what research did you do to find Laura and Mike as breeders? Did you ask on any of the forums? Did you google their kennel names and actual names? Did you ask for references of people that had purchased from them on forums, either to PM you or post it? Did you go on the breeder referral page? You are quick to blame the AKC and the CCAA but I am sorry you also bear some of the responsibility for doing adequate research.
Yet you seem to have learned nothing as you are endorsing another breed club, their breeders and their page without knowing if they are honest and responsible breeders themselves (hint: like the CCAA breeders in the ICCF, some are and some aren't). AKC nor ICCF papers are indicative of quality dogs, THE REGISTRIES DO NOT MONITOR BREEDING PRACTICES OF EACH BREEDER REGISTERING...THAT MEANS NEITHER DOES THE ICCF. I am not sure how much more that can be explained to you.
The OP also said he was looking for a deterrent, several posts before you responded.
"no I am not looking for an attack dog at all just want to offer a deterrent for people wandering through my yard at night. I figure the appearance and big bark will do the trick but also have some other things in mind such as flood lights with cameras and a siren"
Please stop making every post of those looking for a corso a witch hunt for the AKC or CCAA, or a ready endorsement of the ICCF and their breeders when you haven't done the research into them either.