Picks of the litter???

[Benz]

I have found a breeder and I’m ready to pick a puppy there are only a couple left. I want a male, and really like the runt of the litters coat but want him to be at least one of his parents size for Work.
Do male runts of the litters usually stay smaller than the rest and do they usually or ever reach their parents weight. Mom is over 120 Dad is over 140. Thanks in advance

 

[Bannaman80]

I have found a breeder and I’m ready to pick a puppy there are only a couple left. I want a male, and really like the runt of the litters coat but want him to be at least one of his parents size for Work.
Do male runts of the litters usually stay smaller than the rest and do they usually or ever reach their parents weight. Mom is over 120 Dad is over 140. Thanks in advance

Im new to the cane corso, but as far as runts go I had an American Bulldog who was the runt and when he was fully grown he was 110 lbs and very pretty plus smart as hell! he died last year of cancer I miss him so much! so to answer your question he was bigger than both his parents and pure muscle! Hope this helps.

 

[glen]

The runts can sometimes grow to be one of the bigger dogs in a litter,

 

[marke]

there are quite a few reasons for a "runt" , health , genetics and environment ......... as long as it's not health it shouldn't be an issue , sometimes innocuous genetic traits are linked to genetic diseases ......... if it's environment , placement in the uterus , with a little help from the breeder they tend to catch up pretty quickly ....... it's been my experience if they're a runt for a bad reason it shows ..... I've kept and used the "runt" before , my sole criteria being the strongest , best moving , physically most impressive puppies in the litter ..... I've seen one of the largest pups I've ever had become the smallest dog I've ever had ........

 

[Justin B.]

There is no telling. There is no general rule for questions like this.
I have a had "the runt" turn out to be the biggest of the litter several times.
In fact my biggest and best working Corso ever was a runt that nobody wanted as a young pup.
But I wouldn't bet on things happening like that again.
Sometimes things change when you feed the dog a lone on a consistent good diet.

Also, as long as there is not a dramatic size difference it really doesn't matter. The "pick of the litter" should not be about size as the main focus.

 

[Sheila Braund]

I have the runt of the litter.... She is 19 months old. She now is taller and weighs more then her mother. Very intelligent... And very beautiful too...when I brought her home at 6weeks she weighed 8lbs. The average weight was 11lbs. She's the largest female out of the litter now.

 

[BlackShadowCaneCorso]

I would be less worried about whether it is a runt and focus on the temperament for whatever type of work you are looking at doing. To be honest most breeder don't typically allow puppy homes to pick a pup, they usually have an application form and spend several conversations on the phone if not visiting in person with the potential new owners, making notations on the puppies in the litter and having them evaluated by an outside party and then using that info to best find the match that will work for the work that you wish to pursue.