Blue Fawn Brindle Cane Corso
Both the parent breeds are very similar in size and temperament.
Blue fawn brindle cane corso. The breed is known as a true and quite possibly the last of the coursing mastiffs. Our cane corsos live in our home not in a shed or cane corso in snow bluebrindlecanecorso. Cassius is a heavily muscled powerful and athletic corso. The cane corso should never have a red or violet colored nose.
It is a solid base coat color with solid tan markings seen on the face chest and or legs. The rectangular body is deep and thickly muscled covered by a short double coat of fawn apricot or brindle stripes. Fawn cane corsos are more prone to shedding than other colors say experienced owners and breeders. One of the more interesting color patterns that the cane corso occurs in is blue fawn.
It is well muscled and less bulky than most other mastiff breeds. This is essentially a washed out or carbon colored fawn that has a blue nose and mask. The disqualifying coat pattern for cane corsos is tan points as commonly seen in rottweilers or dobermans. In name and form the cane corso predates its cousin the neapolitan mastiff.
A blue fawn also called formentino his looks are similar to the neopolitan mastiff of italy from the olden days. The blue blood cane corso is a hybrid of the alapaha blue blood bulldog and the cane corso. This is further modified by genetic pigment dilution to create blue from black and formentino from fawn colors. The alapaha originates in southern georgia united states.
The cane corso is a large dog of molossoid type and is closely related to the neapolitan mastiff. The otto as the alapaha was often referred to was the product of a line of dogs bred by papa buck lane. The head is broad and we have read about blue brindle mastiffs black mastiffs mastiffs with white blaze fawn pied mastiff with black mask ii ayay kk emembb dd mm spsp tt. Cane corsos meet our cane corsos as a hobby breeder our focus is on making the cane corso breed the best it can be.
We devote to each puppy a high level of socialization unseen with most breeders. The correct colors of the cane corso corsos appear in two basic coat colors. While the mismarks are cute and uncommon they go against the breed standard that is meant to keep the cane corso distinguishable as its own breed. In italy this color pattern is referred to as formentino slang for the color of fermented wheat.