Cane Corso Forum

General => Introductions => Topic started by: TrishF on January 05, 2011, 03:16:18 AM

Title: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: TrishF on January 05, 2011, 03:16:18 AM: Hello to all. My name is Trish, and I am owned by a 16 month old male Corso named Shogun. I had researched the breed for 2 years before deciding to choose a breeder. I love this breed! Very beautiful, elegant and protective of what they believe to be theirs. I am also getting a female pup in a few weeks that I intend to show in AKC conformation.
I have been helping locally to transport for rescues, all breeds. I am hoping to become active in Corso rescue in the near future.
I am a Registered Nurse, married with 3 grown kids and one grandbaby.
I look forward to all the years of experience and advise of those on this forum. :)
Hope to chat soon.
Trish Fielder
"It's not drool, it's Corso bling"
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: justice on January 05, 2011, 12:25:00 PM: Welcome to the forum. From Connecticut
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: AngieS on January 05, 2011, 01:47:24 PM: Welcome, kind of neighbor. We're in Northern IL. ;D
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: Garciano on January 07, 2011, 03:35:34 PM: So nice to have you ............Hello from Chicago.
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: Darek on January 08, 2011, 04:40:38 PM: Welcome!!!
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: Garciano on January 11, 2011, 02:55:53 AM: Hi Trish
Have you started working with your puppy for comformation? and any pictures of the little love?
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: loveOFdogs on January 11, 2011, 05:06:28 AM: Welcome Trish :) from New Jersey!
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Post by: Oscar777 on January 11, 2011, 08:56:02 AM: welcome to the forum Trish
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Post by: Casa del Sol on January 11, 2011, 10:11:55 AM: Welcome to the forum, lots of info here. Enjoy!
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: TrishF on January 13, 2011, 03:11:04 AM: Thanks for the welcomes, I appreciate it. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my puppy, so I have not had a chance to work with her yet.
Trish.....So. IL
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: pete on January 14, 2011, 02:51:09 PM: ;D Welcome to the forum Trish''
''Best of luck with your new puppy''
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: Garciano on January 14, 2011, 11:14:37 PM: So happy to hear you'll be showing in Illinois ;D need more Corso showing up this way for sure
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: TrishF on January 17, 2011, 07:42:42 PM: Garciano,
When are the next big shows coming up in the Chicago area? We have virtually nothing down here in So. IL. How many Corso do you see in the ring..average? What is being put up by the judges mostly? I hear that they are not looking at heads as much as bite.
Thanks,
Trish
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: Niska on January 17, 2011, 07:58:26 PM: Welcome to the forum!! :D :D
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: Garciano on January 18, 2011, 01:07:43 AM: Hi Trish,
This is a problem here in Illinois are numbers are low. We need to get the numbers up and that's why I was saying glad to have someone else who's showing. But here's the next really big show/ the biggest one in Chicago...http://ikcdogshow.com/
Feel free to email me or even call
Tony
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: TrishF on January 20, 2011, 06:51:16 AM: Tony,
Of course my girl won't be old enough to show yet, but I would love to see the Corso. I am very interested in what judges are placing. Do you find that they choose one specific color?
I noticed there is a list for Meet the Breed, but alas, no Corso? That's a shame.
Trish
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: Garciano on January 20, 2011, 04:08:49 PM: Hi Trish,
I notice the same thing for this IKC show no one stepped up to do the meet the breed. ???
My wife and myself did a meet the breed once in Wisconsin and it was so much work because it was only the two of us and way to many people. It got so busy we had maybe five people asking question at once. So if i had to do it all over again we would need much more help. I'd like to know how many Corso are showing @ this event so if anyone on here is going please post. So trish are you going to this show? Not sure about the color quistion.
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: MontD on January 20, 2011, 06:35:32 PM: Hi, Just caught that you said " ..and I am owned by a 16 month old male Corso named Shogun".. Funny
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Post by: SirGard Cane Corsos on January 21, 2011, 01:38:23 AM: Yes, Funny.
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: TrishF on January 23, 2011, 03:03:55 AM: Yes, he owns my heart! LOL! As I am sure Ziva will also. I would like to attend the Chicago show and get a look at how the judges are placing the dogs. I think it's important to see what is being put up and how the judges are selecting. I know different judges seem to focus on different aspects. Some go for head, some look at bite, etc. I want to get to know who is choosing what in my area at least, so that I know what to expect when I get Ziva in the ring.
With the Corso being new to AKC, I would imagine the judges are still trying to adapt to the breed standard and may not always choose what I think is the "standard" dog. But such is life in the ring, eh?
Trish
Title: Re: Hello from Southern Illinois
Post by: PrideNJoyzCC on January 23, 2011, 06:47:40 PM: In my opinion, the AKC judges still have a very long way to figuring out what a Cane Corso should look like and move like in the ring. The judging is very inconsistent and to have a judge only judge for head type or movement is a great disservice to the breed.

One can only hope the CCAA will get out there and approve more ringside mentors to educate the AKC judges before it is too late.