****does anyone know this breed of dog personaly?presa canario-update*****

[dainerra]

Sure I have taught my own children that. My parents did not. No matter what we (my sisters and I) did to the dogs they never growled barked or made a bad move. Sure supervise your own kids. But you can not teach or supervise everyone elses children. I don't want to be the one to take my family to a picnic and have my dog go after someones child because the child was a nasty little snot. Because guess what, it is not anywhere ever going to be considered the childs fault. It will always be the dog and by extension the owner.

There is training your dog and then there is TRAINING your dog. I train a dog to the point where a handful of strange kids can pile on them and attempt to ride them like a pony. I train a dog that they will lie quietly and calmly for the vet no matter what the vet needs to do. Growling is aggression in my book and is not tolerated. The dog does not have to enjoy something or be happy, but they can be secure in the reasoning that I need them to behave in a certain way and that it is the correct thing to do because I said so.

that is why it is my job to protect my dogs from other peoples children. Would they ever bite a child? No, esp my oldest boy Rayden. He knows that I will step in before things get out of hand. And yes, I HAVE corrected other people's children. I have grabbed kids by the arm and stopped them from running up to other strange dogs as well. A short little "this is how to do it correctly" lecture and telling them to always ask first. Complete strangers who run up and jump on/grab/poke my dog in the eyes. When my boy was working as a service dog, I had someone ram him with a shopping cart. Not an accidental bump, but on purpose "let's see how hard I can hit that dog"
If there are kids around who I know can't be trusted, then I don't put my dog in that situation. Again, my dogs are reliable around kids. But dogs are animals and nothing is ever 100%. What if the dog is asleep and some kid runs over and kicks them? There is no way to guarantee nothing will happen because your dog is asleep. Instinct is going to take over.

Most trainers, however, will advise you to NEVER correct a dog for growling. Why? Because you take out that important warning before the bite.

 

[redhen]

My dog trainer did..
Well, maybe it wasn't a correction on the "growling", per say....but it was a correction on the behavior.
Noone in their right mind just stands there and LETS their dog growl at them. I wouldn't..
ETA: I shouldn't say "noone ",...that's incorrect. Sorry.

 

[dinahmoe]

well,i want my dog to growl first because then i can step in or not,depending on the situation.also if the dog growls then the person knows that they are doing something they shouldn't be and should stop.just like my cat when she starts flicking her tail,the kids know its time to let her be.

each dog and family is different but thats is just me.

 

[dinahmoe]

ok ,here is my list so far of possible dogs, 3 of which i have had before.

1.heeler-have now
2.catahoula-had before kids and chickens
3.rhodesian ridgeback-before kids and chickens
4.cane corso-still researching

i do like some of the other breeds suggested but must be heat tolerant.

 

[redhen]

well,i want my dog to growl first because then i can step in or not,depending on the situation.also if the dog growls then the person knows that they are doing something they shouldn't be and should stop.just like my cat when she starts flicking her tail,the kids know its time to let her be.

each dog and family is different but thats is just me.

Oh yeah, in THAT type of situation,..I agree 100%.
My situation with the growling dog was different...
Honestly, I have never had a dog that I raised,ever growl at a person (just been blessed with dogs with good temperaments)....so i guess i cant truly say HOW I would react...

 

[redhen]

ok ,here is my list so far of possible dogs, 3 of which i have had before.

1.heeler-have now
2.catahoula-had before kids and chickens
3.rhodesian ridgeback-before kids and chickens
4.cane corso-still researching

i do like some of the other breeds suggested but must be heat tolerant.

Good choices! I wonder if the corso is heat tolerant though? With its kinda short nosed face?...Anyone know?

 

[dinahmoe]

yeah,if you truly trust your dog it makes you wonder what is wrong with the person they are growling at,esp if they rarely growl.i had my catahoula come and sit on my feet when a friend came over with his "friend".she would not leave my feet.i took noticed and asked the guys to leave,i wasn't feeling well.the night the "friend" was arrested for distributing ice,so definately a shady character and somehow my dog knew it.

in your case,some dogs just are afraid or don't like kids for whatever reason.but,like someone else said,the dog will always lose if it bites a child for whatever reason so you cannot have a dog like that if you are always having new kids in and out of the house.

 

[watchdogps]

well,i want my dog to growl first because then i can step in or not,depending on the situation.also if the dog growls then the person knows that they are doing something they shouldn't be and should stop.just like my cat when she starts flicking her tail,the kids know its time to let her be.

each dog and family is different but thats is just me.

 

[wolftracks]

Good choices! I wonder if the corso is heat tolerant though? With its kinda short nosed face?...Anyone know?

I live in the California Central Valley, imported from the San Francisco Bay Area. So Isis was raised out in the Bay which isn't as hot as here. She's done fine. We can get up to 115 or so and as long as there's shade and plenty of water, she's fine. Not breathing issues unless she is one of her crazy, run like a train moods and then she can wear herself down. She can run for longer and harder though than any breed I've ever owned and so it does take a lot of her to tire. Also it kind of depends on the lines as too the short nose. Thise dogs usually had Boxer introduced somewhere.

Look for a really good breeder. Try the Cane Corso Club first. They always know who is going what and can give you breeder info. They are great dogs. Mine have been awesome and remind me a lot temperment wise of all of my Rotties. As with any protective breed just remember that socialization is not something you do just when they're pups, but all their lives. The Presas I actually liked a lot, but even though I had well behaved dogs, I think that if a top breeder was envolved these days, they would have had a much better temperment. I owned mine when they were first really being introduced here. The imports had much better temperments.

 

[dinahmoe]

ok here is what we decided on-i know it is not a "new" big breed for us but they fit our lifestyle the best.









one day old-we only have 8 more long weeks to go before we can bring him home.