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L Meaux

Active Member
Just wanted to drop in and say hello from me and my Toffee girl.

I adopted Toffee from a shelter in October. She was owner-surrendered :( at 10 months old and she found me only a few days into her shelter stay.. I don't understand why they surrendered her, because she is wonderful!

I do believe she may have been abused because she was fearful when we met her and it took some work to get her to open up. Toffee is a love bug, she gets along great with our other dog and our cats (as you can see by my avatar of her and her baby brother), and she is SMART.

We have discovered that she LOVES scooter pulling! We aren't working her much or for long right now since she is still a youngin'. We are estimating about 15 months old. She is about 22 inches at the shoulder and only 80 pounds.

I don't think she is particularly "well-bred" because she doesn't meet the standards in size. Then again maybe she is just the runt. Her ears and coloring make people ask me all the time "Is she a Rhodesian?" :rolleyes: But when she runs in the yard and her ears get folded back, she looks like a Cane Corso then. :) And she definitely acts like one. Protective of me for sure. Guardian to the core. Hard-working. Not too serious yet but she is still a pup. Definitely has to be where I am. Snuggler.

Any advice?

Food recommendations? She currently has gas issues on the food we are trying now but she has had them since day 1.

Is she done growing? She hasn't changed much in the 5 months I have had her, so I was guessing she probably had. What is ideal body condition for this breed? I definitely don't want her fat.

A Cane Corso wasn't a breed of dog that I thought I would ever own. Honestly didn't think the hubby would let me. But I LOVE this girl to pieces!! I would definitely have another.

Thanks!
 

April Nicole

Well-Known Member
Toffee is beautiful. And what a fitting name. She is very fortunate that you came along. Sounds like you are providing her with a wonderful home.
 

Zeela

Well-Known Member
Just wanted to drop in and say hello from me and my Toffee girl.

I adopted Toffee from a shelter in October. She was owner-surrendered :( at 10 months old and she found me only a few days into her shelter stay.. I don't understand why they surrendered her, because she is wonderful!

I do believe she may have been abused because she was fearful when we met her and it took some work to get her to open up. Toffee is a love bug, she gets along great with our other dog and our cats (as you can see by my avatar of her and her baby brother), and she is SMART.

We have discovered that she LOVES scooter pulling! We aren't working her much or for long right now since she is still a youngin'. We are estimating about 15 months old. She is about 22 inches at the shoulder and only 80 pounds.

I don't think she is particularly "well-bred" because she doesn't meet the standards in size. Then again maybe she is just the runt. Her ears and coloring make people ask me all the time "Is she a Rhodesian?" :rolleyes: But when she runs in the yard and her ears get folded back, she looks like a Cane Corso then. :) And she definitely acts like one. Protective of me for sure. Guardian to the core. Hard-working. Not too serious yet but she is still a pup. Definitely has to be where I am. Snuggler.

Any advice?

Food recommendations? She currently has gas issues on the food we are trying now but she has had them since day 1.

Is she done growing? She hasn't changed much in the 5 months I have had her, so I was guessing she probably had. What is ideal body condition for this breed? I definitely don't want her fat.

A Cane Corso wasn't a breed of dog that I thought I would ever own. Honestly didn't think the hubby would let me. But I LOVE this girl to pieces!! I would definitely have another.

Thanks!
Hello Toffee, she is beautiful...some people can't handle big dogs, it's a shame that so many end up in shelters. Enjoy her, my CC is a such a gentle girl, so loving, so fun, my shadow as well.
All I can say is with food, it's a process to find the right diet and it changes. I am still working on it with Zeela. Good luck. I am sure the more experienced CC owners on this forum can give you some good advice.
 

L Meaux

Active Member
Hello Toffee, she is beautiful...some people can't handle big dogs, it's a shame that so many end up in shelters. Enjoy her, my CC is a such a gentle girl, so loving, so fun, my shadow as well.
All I can say is with food, it's a process to find the right diet and it changes. I am still working on it with Zeela. Good luck. I am sure the more experienced CC owners on this forum can give you some good advice.
A friend of mine is a professional handler and I asked her what her Corso clients feed their dogs. She said Victor so I'm thinking of trying that. Our other dog, a doberman shepherd, seems to be able to eat anything and does well:rolleyes:

Thanks for the compliment of my girl:D
 

Steven C

Well-Known Member
A friend of mine is a professional handler and I asked her what her Corso clients feed their dogs. She said Victor so I'm thinking of trying that. Our other dog, a doberman shepherd, seems to be able to eat anything and does well:rolleyes:

Thanks for the compliment of my girl:D
Victor Professional from Chewy works for my girl also. All the others that I used to feed the other dogs made her stool too runny. Victor fixed that immediately although if I had one complaint on Victor its that the coats on my Poodles have gotten less soft.
 

BlackShadowCaneCorso

Super Moderator
Staff member
I'm in Canada so food choices tend to vary as to what we have and what is sold in the US. It can be a bit of trial and error to know what works best for your girl. As the breed is a working guardian breed they should be kept lean and in shape, considerate of a dog that was expected to work all day. Seeing the last rib or two is typically where I keep the weight of mine.