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What was the biggest factor in selecting your breeder?

cookiedough39

Well-Known Member
For me it was DRIVE. I don't want to show my dog, I don't want the biggest dog. I wanted high drive, lean, and solid. I wanted a dog that would work for me when needed, not just look cute in a picture. When I went to visit my breeder he threw a ball in the air and his 2 males and 1 female went crazy. Then he pulled out the flirt pole. These dogs went from 0 to 100 in seconds. I don't know what you guys like but I love me some high drive big dogs. Just curious to see what others have to say on this.
 

Cody

Well-Known Member
@ Cookiedough, can I ask which kennel your girl came from? I didn't really pick my breeder, he picked me lol. He had become a mentor of mine so to speak in the breed a while before. Had helped me when we had to put our first CC down, gone over her x-rays and had been there for moral support as he had had to put a young CC down due to epilepsy a while back. That is kind of what started a friendship. I had loved the litter since the get go, but he wasn't selling any of the 5. The lines that they came from, a breeding of old Italian Farm dogs that took place in Southern Italy then the female was shipped to the states pregnant, was really what interested me. Original dogs that were being used. They were not show dogs, but dogs that have been bred for human generations to maintain their original purpose. His views on the CC are also what initially made us really start talking about the breed and where we wanted to see it go, or rather return to, an end of the boxer/BM/GD type and a return to the Corso type. One day he called, kind of out of the blue and asked if I would be interested in co-owning Aurora. I jumped at the chance to bring her into our home. My breeder chose her based on his knowledge of our family and which dog would fit best, he was 100% right. Our relationship is a good one, has had some ups and downs over the many years, but the one thing that has remained steadfast is our vision of what a Corso is and should be. Black Jack is everything I want in a male CC. His drive is through the roof, his structure and type is rock on, his movement is great and he is dedicated to his family heart and soul. I know that my breeder/friend will stand behind his dogs for their life. He is not breeding for money, nor does he sell dogs to the public. He is breeding for himself and his friends. His dogs have done well in all arena's considering he has had 2 litters in over 10 years with a total of 15 pups. Has produced conformation CH and GCH, dogs titled in temperament tests, therapy dogs, titled in Rally, OB and IPO... For me it proves that a great CC can do what ever is asked of it. That may be a little long winded, but that is the story ;)
 

LauraR

Well-Known Member
For me it was a combination of things. I had to be compatible with them. In addition to that, I was looking for someone who not only knew loads about the breed, but was willing to share that knowledge. Then there are the obvious factors such as proper medical care, health testing, and a desire to better the breed.
 

cookiedough39

Well-Known Member
My breeder is Tremaine @ Mac Cane Corso. He is more than my breeder now. He is a friend. We talk every week. I also spoke to others who bought dogs from him. He sold a puppy to a breeder that only breeds champion lines (mostly Roman) when I asked how Mac's dog stacked up I was told she was beating his older dog in the confirmation and working arenas.
 

dogman#1

Well-Known Member
for me, I dont care if the breeder is a douche, has produced mutts in the past or presently producing them, they can be expensive or free, I dont care.. I only go by the breeding. If I like the breeding and I can afford the price the pup is mine. I have numerous contacts and I am even very much friends with breeders that to this day I have not found something that I would take from their yards. I have people that I dispise and either would take something from their yard or have advised others to... cant stayed tied down to one breeder... I believe in polygamy when it comes to breeders, lol.
 

Cody

Well-Known Member
Lol, I agree dogman. I actually was offered Black Jack at 8 weeks and decided to go with another breeder. LMAO, obviously that didn't work out as here I am with Black Jack 2 years later. At one year old the bitch was gone from my house back to that breeder. I will not tolerate unstable dogs period. Actually from a recent picture of her I just saw as an adult, I do not regret that one for one second ;). If there was something out there that I was seriously interested in I would not hesitate to go with it, regardless of who the breeder is. It is making the breed personal, and ignoring the actual dogs that destroy breeds. However up to now, the dogs that I have been the most drawn to as far as type are those that my breeder has produced and imported. Lucky for me lol.
 

bullyhillmama

Well-Known Member
ive been interested in BB for quite some time, and in my search, i came across BB rescue which is how i wound up with my foster, (although best guess is he is not a bb, but was listed with them lol). anyway, in dealing with the BB rescue, ive talked to a few BB breeders and one CC guy (to ask breed questions, send pictures for breed/mix ID help, etc). i can honestly say that if i sent a message email that said "hi, this dog is a rescue. can you look at a few pix and talk to me about the breed?", the ones who responded are winners in my eyes. sure, they are breeders, but for the love of the dogs, they spent A LOT of time talking to me about the breeds, looking at pix, being on the phone, texting, messaging on FB. they knew outright that they were not going to sell me a pup. they simply wanted very badly to help out rescued dogs. in this little adventure, ive learned a lot. firstly, that the rescue world is off the mark in despising breeders. bad breeders, sure. but some rescue pll HATE all breeders, and thats crap. ive learned that good breeders are so amazing for the dog world and rescue, too. producing stable, healthy dogs keeps dogs in homes, and if more ppl would look at real breeders and not go with BYB, then i think overpopulation would be helped. (thats not to say that small hobby breeders suck, but keep in mind im in PA, in the heart of amish puppy country. those are the mill/byb's i refer to.) i think ive found the breeder that my someday pup will come from, and i trust that if he will talk rescues with me now, any support i need after buying a puppy will be provided. he has welcomed me to visit his kennels and meet his dogs, and i generally like the looks of his dogs. i follow his FB page, so i like to see the pictures/stories from owners who have his dogs. im still learning about lines/pedigrees and whatnot, but so far, the communication and love of the dogs is first on my list. if a breeder has on their website "this adult is available, being fostered here after being returned", im won over. i think a breeder should stand behind their dogs, and take them back if the need ever arises, no matter why.
 

gamestaff

Well-Known Member
workability.
i won't lie, i like a good looking dog. but i'll take a worker over a looker everyday of the week. sometimes you luck out and get both.
 

jcook

Well-Known Member
Mine was temperament. Stella is my first dog that I have been the full owner of. And my childhood dog was a carin terrier (little pain in the butt dog) ha. I always wanted a large/giant dog, and I wanted one that could serve somewhat as a protection dog (even if it just her appearance that is the deterrent), since I am a young woman and I might live alone. However, everyone warned about CC's not being for first time dog owners because of their dominant and hard temperaments. But I heard other people say that they werent really "hard" dogs. So when i talked to my breeder I asked how the dam and sire were in regards to temp. Could they be keep around other dogs? Are they really dominant? etc. And I asked them if they ever had one of their dogs put down or returned due to temperament problems.

I liked that my breeder felt confident enough in his dog temperaments that he gave a temperament guarantee. My pup was also from a repeat breeding so I was able to see photos the older dogs that were produced from the same dam and sire and see how happy people were with their dogs.
 

grazefull1

Well-Known Member
i like med drive dogs something that i can keep up with lol im not hyper active but im not lazy either :p, i also like protective dog NOT VICIOUS r AGGRESSIVE, than size not a beached whale lol
 

KristinandCianna

Well-Known Member
I went for working ability, drive, and type. I did NOT want a HUGE dog. These are mastiffs, I get it, but don't want a male over 120, or a female over 100. First and foremost I wanted a working dog ( to work in IPO, or PSA), but I also wanted a dog I could show also. In the end, I picked the female pup in the litter with the most working ability. And boy did I get that!!!! Lol, she is a lean, mean, crazy girl. However, not at all show quality. I will always pick working ability over look, but, to have a good working dog you also need a dog with a structure that can withstand the work. My next dog, I plan on holding out for the right male, with the type, conformation, and working ability that I'm looking for. I love my breeder, I love his dog's. He is now a very good friend of mine, his dog's see me as family and I can come and go safely as I please, whether he is home or not. His dog's all have very nice conformation and type, and stable solid temperaments. At this point, I doubt I'd go to another breeder for a dog