Blue Fawn Brindle Cane Corso

The correct colors of the cane corso corsos appear in two basic coat colors.

Blue fawn brindle cane corso. It is well muscled and less bulky than most other mastiff breeds. 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. This is essentially a washed out or carbon colored fawn that has a blue nose and mask. The alapaha originates in southern georgia united states.

In name and form the cane corso predates its cousin the neapolitan mastiff. While coat color and other genetically determined traits do impact longevity genetics are not always destiny. The blue blood cane corso is a hybrid of the alapaha blue blood bulldog and the cane corso. A blue fawn also called formentino his looks are similar to the neopolitan mastiff of italy from the olden days.

Our cane corsos live in our home not in a shed or cane corso in snow bluebrindlecanecorso. The cane corso is a large dog of molossoid type and is closely related to the neapolitan mastiff. One of the more interesting color patterns that the cane corso occurs in is blue fawn. This is further modified by genetic pigment dilution to create blue from black and formentino from fawn colors.

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. In italy this color pattern is referred to as formentino slang for the color of fermented wheat. Cassius is a heavily muscled powerful and athletic corso. The rectangular body is deep and thickly muscled covered by a short double coat of fawn apricot or brindle stripes.

While the akc breed standard mentions red or fawn as well as solid red or fawn i ve excluded the former color as that only occurs as the base color of the brindle meaning that the color of a cane corso can never be red or fawn without a black or gray mask unless he is brindled. The disqualifying coat pattern for cane corsos is tan points as commonly seen in rottweilers or dobermans. We devote to each puppy a high level of socialization unseen with most breeders. Cane corsos meet our cane corsos as a hobby breeder our focus is on making the cane corso breed the best it can be.

The breed is known as a true and quite possibly the last of the coursing mastiffs. Fawn cane corsos are more prone to shedding than other colors say experienced owners and breeders. Both the parent breeds are very similar in size and temperament. The cane corso should never have a red or violet colored nose.