Kaylee
Active Member
So,
As some of you may know, I got Agnes through a co-worker when she was approx 9 weeks old as she was too much work for them. I contacted the original 'breeders' of her and they were about as helpful as tits on a bull in how she should grow, etc.
Agnes was supposed to be a 'Cane Corso' but I have no way of confirming this besides word.
I brought her to the vet for her second set of shots over this weekend and the vet expressed concerns about how slowly she is growing compared to other mastiffs he has seen. He said that for what should be a big dog, she is not growing very quickly and is still remaining quite skinny (she was uncomfortably skinny when I first got her but has filled out quite a bit in the last 4 weeks).
Honestly, she has the body of a boxer. And she is often times confused with a 'pit bull' (and from my eye and from having a few pitbull pups in my day, honestly, she sort of looks like a staffy pup right now) by the shape of her head.
I have no problems with her ending up being a pitbull and love her regardless of her breed or history. However, the province that I live in has a ban on pitbulls and 'pitbull-like dogs.'
The humane society in my city recently had to ship two dogs out of province to get adopted for being pitbulls (they were 'confirmed' pitbulls through one of those DNA swap tests) and the city I live in is pretty strict on the law.
Honestly, I am just worried. Do Corsos look like pitbulls for awhile and then change? The only thing making me question the pitbull thing is that her skin is loose and not tight like a pitbull but she is also a pup and I honestly forget as it's been awhile since I had a puppy let alone a pitbull.
Agnes was around 11lbs when I got her at 8/9 weeks. She is approx 12-13 weeks now and we are looking at 20lbs. I will try and get some updated pictures of her shortly. But yea, is there a pitbull-looking phase?
As some of you may know, I got Agnes through a co-worker when she was approx 9 weeks old as she was too much work for them. I contacted the original 'breeders' of her and they were about as helpful as tits on a bull in how she should grow, etc.
Agnes was supposed to be a 'Cane Corso' but I have no way of confirming this besides word.
I brought her to the vet for her second set of shots over this weekend and the vet expressed concerns about how slowly she is growing compared to other mastiffs he has seen. He said that for what should be a big dog, she is not growing very quickly and is still remaining quite skinny (she was uncomfortably skinny when I first got her but has filled out quite a bit in the last 4 weeks).
Honestly, she has the body of a boxer. And she is often times confused with a 'pit bull' (and from my eye and from having a few pitbull pups in my day, honestly, she sort of looks like a staffy pup right now) by the shape of her head.
I have no problems with her ending up being a pitbull and love her regardless of her breed or history. However, the province that I live in has a ban on pitbulls and 'pitbull-like dogs.'
The humane society in my city recently had to ship two dogs out of province to get adopted for being pitbulls (they were 'confirmed' pitbulls through one of those DNA swap tests) and the city I live in is pretty strict on the law.
Honestly, I am just worried. Do Corsos look like pitbulls for awhile and then change? The only thing making me question the pitbull thing is that her skin is loose and not tight like a pitbull but she is also a pup and I honestly forget as it's been awhile since I had a puppy let alone a pitbull.
Agnes was around 11lbs when I got her at 8/9 weeks. She is approx 12-13 weeks now and we are looking at 20lbs. I will try and get some updated pictures of her shortly. But yea, is there a pitbull-looking phase?
