Breed Standards

By listing the various standards associated with the breed I hope to show the reader that there are no absolutes in the breed. Each has subtle (and some not so subtle) differences. The Cane Corso being a native Italian breed was introduced for the most part to the world by Italian judges. Which for better or worse are extremely detailed and fault orientated. Completely opposite from AKC judges. Thus the preponderance of detail seen with the ENCI, SACC and to a lesser extent CCS2003 standards. The FCI 343 standard is somewhat of readers digest version of the ENCI standard. In my opinion the CCS2003 would be the best and most accurate document available today. The AKC standard while a valid and for the most part accurate standard, suffers from the means by which it was drafted, thus contains some rather glaring problems. 

Each Italian standard is accompanied by a “comments” narrative. The Cane Corso is no different. Morsiani and Gandolfi’s treatment is a wonderfully useful tool when evaluating the breed. It basically tells you what each purport ion and angle should be. A MUST read for any breed enthusiast or potential judge. The same should be said regarding the movement chapter. One must remember movement is also an essential characteristic of type. It is the means by which the business end of the Cane Corso (his jaws) arrives to do his appointed job. 

AKC Standard 
Cane Corso standard 2003
FCI 343 
ENCI 
SACC
Comments
Movement