Pit Bull/Cane Corso mix Puppy?

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Above are pictures of the Pit Bull and Cane corso all grown up. Do you think if i buy one that is 10 weeks old it would grow up with me and not be aggressive.

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Answer 1

Pit Bull/Mastiff mixes can be very interesting to raise. Many often have the same guarding temperment that their mastiff parent has and some had the "love me all the time!" temperment that their APBT parent has.

To be honest, I don't think it's a safe mix because the APBT should always be a breed that loves people and never be edgy around them and when mixing with mastiff-type breeds, that can occur.

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Answer 2

A few things factor into it. How are the temperments of the parents? If they are friendly you've got a better chance of getting a well tempered pup.

HOWEVER. Even the best bred pup will become ill tempered if not socialized properly. Socializing this pup will be critical. Along with obedience training.

Get the pup out and exposed to many people, places, animals etc. Enroll in puppy classes and keep on training throughout life.

Since these breeds will try to "rule the roost" if they can. So I also recommend Nothing In Life is Free. If the dog wants to be petted, ask it to sit first. Make it do a couple obedience commands before you put it food down, etc.

These can be very good breeds in the right hands.

Answer 3

Do research on the breeds before getting one. You need to prepare yourself for being the responsible owner that a pitbull person needs to be... We have to be extra diligent, more so than most any other dog owner, because of the media, bad rep, etc that pitbulls have.

I suggest visiting http://www.pbrc.net and reading up on all the great info they have on their site to get you started.

Also, any dog when socialized, trained, and raised correctly can get along well with people and even most of the times with other pets. I'm glad you are considering getting a puppy that is at least 10 weeks old.

Do not get a puppy under 8 weeks of age....10 is much better. This gives the puppy time to learn crucial lessons from it's mom and litter mates, and will help your puppy be more well rounded as an adult. Getting them earlier than this will result in a dog with potentially sever social and behavior issues that will require a lot of money, time and effort to help and rehabilitate.

Good luck!
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Answer 4

Not sure about the other breed but I've had Pitt Bulls around my kids for their whole lives and so far so good. I would definitely recommend a female if you are worried about how they will be with kids as they tend to have that mothering instinct as they get older even if they never have a litter of their own. The males do tend to get a bit more testy as they age so children under about 12 or very hyper are probably not as good an idea. Another good idea if it's feasible, Pitt's tend to be more agressive to other dogs if they are not around them a lot so try to let your new puppy spend lots of time with lots of different breeds and sizes (both male and female if possible) dogs throughout the years so that doesn't happen. Good luck.

Answer 5

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Pit Bull/Cane Corso mix Puppy?
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Above are pictures of the Pit Bull and Cane corso all grown up. Do you think if i buy one that is 10 weeks old it would grow up with me and not be aggressive.

Answer 6

I have an american bulldog and another bully mix (not sure what yet, she is huge and only 4 months old) and have fostered pits before. plenty of compressed rawhides, but only given under supervision as they will try to swollow. compressed rawhides are better than regular though, they can usually only get off small chuncks. They LOOOVE frozen bones. WE have a specialty store here that sells raw frozen bones, you will get a mixed opinion on reg ham/beef bones, they love those also. Kong toys or the bad cuz toys are the best rubber toys, they don't go through them as fast. They love stuffed animals but they don't usualy last the day. AS far as food, my american bulldog has very sensative skin and even arrived w/ a bauld spot that has cleared w/ the use of special soap and nutro lamb and rice large breed food. they have a puppy food also. There is even better more expensive stuff than that, but it works for my dogs. He was also starved and he has put on over 25 lbs in the year that I go him. He just turned 2 and is very happy

Answer 7

Breed has nothing to do with aggression in dogs, its mostly how they are raised, although each dog has its own personality. If you raise it right, use positive reinforcement, and don't pull any of those stupid "I am dominant, let me physically push you over" tricks, which don't work, you have nothing to worry about. Of course both pitbull types and Corsos are stubborn breeds, so you should take the little guy or girl to puppy obdience classes to get a good start.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Well, I now know what I'm calling my pittie if they ever try to subject him to BSL! Unfortunately my girl is too small... I'll just have to find something else for her!

YES!! I just read the breed standard, and T-Bone can *definitely* get away with it!

Answer 10

Can you meet the parents? It is proven that breeding has a large impact on the temperment of dogs... (NOTE... I SAID BREEDING NOT BREED!) If both parents are well natured and you provide a good home with positive training.... you odds are GREAT!