Dog Italian court
 
 
 
UTILIZATION: Guard, defense, police and tracking dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I. :
Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossian and Dog Mountain and Cattle Dogs.
Section 2.1 Molossian, Mastiff type.
Without working trial.
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: The Corso is the direct descendant of the old Roman Molossian. Formerly present throughout Italy, it was only maintained in Apulia and neighboring regions of the province of Southern Italy. Its name derives from the Latin "cohors" which means "protector, guardian of the firm."
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Medium to large-sized, strong and sturdy, nevertheless elegant. Its sharp contours reveal strong muscles.
IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS: It is somewhat longer than high. The length of the head reaches 36% of the height at the withers.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT: Guardian of property, family and livestock, it was used in the past for herding cattle and hunting big game.
HEAD: Large and typically molossoid, with a slight convergence of the upper longitudinal axes of the skull and muzzle.
CRANIAL REGION:
Skull: Broad, its width at the zygomatic arches is equal to or greater than its length. Its anterior convex becomes fairly flat from the front to the occiput. We distinguish a median furrow.
Stop: Marked.
FACIAL REGION:
Nose: Black and large with ample, open nostrils. It is located on the same plane as the bevel.
Muzzle: Strong, square, significantly shorter than the skull, in a ratio of about 1 to 2; the front of the muzzle is flat, its sides are parallel, the muzzle is as wide as long. In profile, the muzzle is straight.
Lips: The upper lips hang moderately and cover the lower jaw so that it is they who determine the lower profile of the muzzle.
Jaws / Teeth: Jaws very large, thick and curved. The teeth show a slightly undershot. Level bite is accepted, but not desirable.
Eyes: medium size, slightly flush, approaching the oval and placed face. The eyelids are applied to the eyeball. The iris is as dark as possible depending on coat color. Expression keen and attentive.
Ears: Triangular, drooping, with a wide set on high above the zygomatic arches. Often cropped in equilateral triangles.
NECK: Strong, muscular, as long as the head.
BODY: It is a little longer than the height at the withers. The body is solidly built, but not squat.
Withers: Pronounced, it is higher than the croup.
Back: Rectilinear, very muscular and firm.
Loin: Short and strong.
Croup: Long and broad, slightly oblique.
Chest: Well developed in three dimensions. It goes down to the elbow
TAIL: Set on rather high, very thick at the root. We docked at the fourth vertebra. When the dog is in action, she gets up, but never curled nor erect.
MEMBERS
Forequarters:
Shoulder: Long, oblique, very muscular.
Arm: Strong.
Forearm: Straight, very strong.
Carpal and metacarpal: Elastic.
Forefoot: Cat feet.
Hindquarters:
Thigh: Long, wide, back line of thigh convex.
Lower thigh: Strong, not fleshy.
Hocks: Moderately angulated.
Hocks: Thick and sinewy.
Hind feet: Slightly less compact than the forefeet.
Without working trial.
BODY: It is a little longer than the height at the withers. The body is solidly carp and pasterns: Elastic.
Forefoot: Cat feet.
GAIT: No extended trot, the preferred gait is the trot.
SKIN: Quite thick and pretty well mapped onto the underlying layers.
ROBE
HAIR: Short, shiny, very dense with a layer of thin undercoat.
COLOR: Black, gray lead, slate gray, light gray, light fawn, stag red and dark fawn, brindle (stripes on fawn or gray in different shades).
In fawn colored and brindle dogs the muzzle a black or gray mask, which must not exceed the line of the eyes. We accept a small white patch on chest, on toes and on the muzzle.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Height at withers:
Males: 64 to 68 cm,
females: 60 to 64 cm.
With a tolerance of 2 cm more or less.
Weight:
Males: 45 to 50 kg,
females: 40 to 45 kg.
FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault to be in exact proportion to its severity and its impact on the health and welfare of the dog.
SERIOUS FAULTS:
Axes of muzzle and skull parallel or too converging; converging sides of the muzzle.
Partial depigmentation of the nose (Pink spots).
Scissor bite, pronounced undershot mouth.
Tail up vertically or ring.
Subject, which, at the trot, will constantly ambling.
Height above or below the limits.
ELIMINATING FAULTS:
Aggressive or overly shy.
Divergence of cranial-facial axes.
Nose totally depigmented.
Muzzle concave or convex (sheep).
Overshot.
Partial or complete depigmentation of eyelids, wall eyes, squint.
Tailless, short tail (docked or not).
Semi-long, smooth fringes.
All colors not indicated in the standard; large white patches.
Any dog ​​clearly showing physical anomalies or be disqualified.
NB: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.


Source: cane-corso.cc
 
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