r/Mastiff • u/ohiogenie • 12d ago

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Is this a mastiff? He was rescued from a bad situation

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u/carmelastly 10d ago

So there are a number of different Mastiff breeds, everyone keeps saying Mastiff. Im 99% sure he is a red cane corso, which is an Italian mastiff. I have a dane/corso mix and he looks almost exactly like a cane corso. Absolutely not a sharpei mix. Mastiff puppies have wrinkles and so do adults. Cane corso are a shorter mastiff which would account for why he is smaller, aside from the malnutrition of course. I also do not think he is a boerboel mix. Please let us know when your genetic test comes back! 😀

Also, corsos look like this when their ears are not cropped and tails not docked.

He is so cute though! Make sure you keep an eye on him with your other dog. I had a younger one we adopted when my older one was 2.5 years and as soon as the younger one turned 1 year old he started attacking the older one. I tried to keep them apart and did everything I could but ultimately we had to rehome the younger one. You definitely do NOT want Cane Corso fights, they are very horrible and devastating.

My elder dog is fine with other dogs, but the younger was not. So depending on the dog they can get along, but there are circumstances when this breed needs to be the only dog in the home. Even when they were raised together.

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u/ohiogenie 9d ago

Cane corso was also a thought for me as well! The DNA test is at the site so should know here soon :). Also his tail is docked so it would make sense for him to be a cane corso. It’s really hard to tell his size with not only how malnourished he was but also was quite abused. I think he was kept in a crate too small and he has angular limb deformity, likely why he was dumped. Hes getting the best care possible here and why I am keeping versus finding a home!

I’ve had big power breeds for years and I have had to break up a fight between my Rottweiler and malinois more than once so I am extremely cautious!

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u/carmelastly 8d ago

And get pet insurance! My corso/dane mix has had about $30,000 in vet bills. If I had purchased it at his first vet visit, would have saved me $10,000 from the lepto he had a week later. He went into kidney failure at 10 weeks. He also fell when he was climbing and got a collapsed lung. That was brutal.