What does each club give for Height at the withers in the Cane Corso?

FCI, Male: 64–68 cm; AKC, Male: 63.5–69.9 cm; UKC, Male: 63.5–68.6 cm; FCI, Female: 60–64 cm; AKC, Female: 59.7–66 cm; UKC, Female: 59.7–63.5 cm.

Cane Corso breed standards compared

Each column is one club's published standard. An empty cell means the club says nothing on that point in our records.

Clubs compared: FCI, AKC, UKC.

Size

Size
Measure	FCI	AKC	UKC
Height at the withers, male	64–68 cm	63.5–69.9 cm	63.5–68.6 cm
Height at the withers, female	60–64 cm	59.7–66 cm	59.7–63.5 cm
Weight, male	45–50 kg	No ruling	45.4–49.9 kg
Weight, female	40–45 kg	No ruling	39.9–45.4 kg
Height to length	0.9	0.9	No ruling
Skull to muzzle	2	2	2

Conformation

Conformation
Form	FCI	AKC	UKC
BiteUndershot	Standard (“Slightly undershot but no more than 5 mm”)	Standard (“Slightly undershot (no more than 1/4 inch) and level preferred”)	Standard (“meeting in a slightly undershot bite”)
BiteLevel bite	Alternate (“Level bite tolerable but not sought after”)	Standard (“Slightly undershot (no more than 1/4 inch) and level preferred”)	Alternate (“A level bite is acceptable but not preferred”)
BiteScissors bite	Fault (“Scissor bite; undershot bite more than 5 mm”)	Alternate (“Scissor bite is acceptable”)	Fault (“Serious Faults: Scissors bite”)
BiteOvershot	Disqualifying (“Overshot mouth”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualification: Overshot bite”)
BiteWry mouth	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Disqualification - More than two missing teeth; wry mouth”)	No ruling
DentitionFull dentition	No ruling	Standard (“Dentition is complete”)	Standard (“a complete set of evenly spaced, white teeth”)
DentitionMissing teeth	No ruling	Disqualifying (“More than two missing teeth”)	No ruling
Ear carriageDrop (pendant)	Standard (“Triangular, drooping, of medium size”)	Alternate (“held tight to the cheeks”)	Standard (“The ears are triangular and drooping”)
Ear setHigh	Standard (“wide set-on that is much above the zygomatic arches”)	Standard (“Set well above the cheekbones”)	Standard (“wide at the set on, which is high above the zygomatic arches”)
Eye shapeOval	Standard (“Close to ovoid in shape”)	No ruling	Standard (“Medium size, and oval in shape”)
Eye shapeAlmond	No ruling	Standard (“Medium-size, almond-shaped, not round or bulging”)	No ruling
Muzzle shapeSquare	Standard (“Strong, square, noticeably shorter than the skull”)	No ruling	Standard (“It is strong, square and flat”)
ToplineLevel	Standard (“Back: Straight, very muscular and firm”)	Standard (“the strong, level back”)	No ruling
Tail carriageRaised (gay)	Standard (“In action carried high, but never erect or curled”)	No ruling	Standard (“In action it is carried high, but not curled or erect”)
Tail carriageLevel	No ruling	Standard (“generally carried level with the back or slightly above”)	No ruling
Tail carriageRing	Fault (“Ringed tail, tail in vertical position”)	No ruling	Fault (“Serious Faults: Ring tail”)
FeetCat foot	Standard (“Forefeet: Cat feet”)	No ruling	Standard (“Cat feet, with the rear feet less compact”)
DewlapSlight	No ruling	Standard (“with a small amount of dewlap”)	No ruling
Tuck-upModerate	No ruling	Standard (“Moderate tuck up”)	No ruling
ChestBroad	No ruling	Standard (“Chest - Broad, well-muscled, strong forefront”)	No ruling

Markings

Markings
Marking	FCI	AKC	UKC
Mask	Alternate (“mask on the muzzle should not go beyond the line of the eyes”)	Standard (“have a black or gray mask”)	Alternate (“mask on the muzzle should not go beyond the line of the eyes”)
Chest patch	Alternate (“A small white patch on the chest”)	Alternate (“There may be a white patch on the chest, throat, chin”)	No ruling
Star	No ruling	No ruling	Alternate (“A small white spot on the chest”)
Socks	Alternate (“on the tip of the toes and on the bridge of the nose is acceptable”)	Alternate (“backs of the pasterns, and on the toes”)	Alternate (“white on the toes and on the bridge of the muzzle are acceptable”)
Tan points	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Any color with tan pattern markings as seen in black-and-tan breeds”)	No ruling
White markings	Disqualifying (“large white patches.”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“large white patches.”)

Cropping, docking and other procedures

Cropping, docking and other procedures
Procedure	FCI	AKC	UKC
Ear cropping	Not recognized (“Ears are un-cropped”)	Alternate (“May be cropped or uncropped”)	Alternate (“They are often cropped in the shape of an equilateral triangle”)
Tail docking	Not recognized (“TAIL: Natural”)	Alternate (“It is docked at the fourth vertebrae. In the case of natural tails”)	Standard (“It is generally docked at the fourth vertebrae”)
Dewclaw removal	No ruling	Alternate (“Front dewclaws - Can remain or be removed”)	No ruling

The law on these procedures differs by country. A listing here says nothing about whether one is legal where you live.

Cane Corso colors and patterns

What each club's breed standard says about every Cane Corso color and pattern. Point at a ruling to see the club's own wording.

Breed standards describe the Cane Corso in Black, Gray, Slate, Red, Fawn, and Wheaten. Standard patterns: Solid, Brindle, and Reverse brindle.

Coat: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Gray	Standard (“lead-grey (blue), slate-grey (blue), light grey (blue)”)	Standard (“Gray”)	Standard (“all shades of grey”)	Standard (“lead-grey (blue), slate-grey (blue), light grey (blue)”)
Slate	Standard (“slate-grey (blue)”)	Standard (“lighter and darker shades of gray”)	Standard (“all shades of grey”)	Standard (“slate-grey (blue)”)
Red	Standard (“stag red”)	Standard (“Red”)	Standard (“stag red”)	Standard (“stag red”)
Fawn	Standard (“light fawn; dark fawn”)	Standard (“Fawn”)	Standard (“all shades of grey and fawn”)	Standard (“Light fawn; dark fawn”)
Wheaten	Standard (“dark wheat colour”)	Standard (“lighter and darker shades of fawn”)	Standard (“all shades of grey and fawn”)	Standard (“dark wheat colour”)
Albino	Disqualifying	Not recognized	Disqualifying (“Albinism”)	Disqualifying
Liver	Disqualifying	Not recognized	No ruling	Disqualifying
Isabella	Disqualifying	Not recognized	No ruling	Disqualifying
Patterns
Solid	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Solid fawn and red”)	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Brindle	Standard (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”)
Reverse brindle	Standard (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”)	Standard (“Black Brindle”)	Standard (“brindle”)	Standard (“black brindle, grey (blue) brindle”)
Piebald	Disqualifying (“large white patches”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“large white patches”)	Disqualifying (“large white patches”)
Tan point	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Any color with tan pattern markings as seen in black-and-tan breeds”)	No ruling	No ruling

Eyes: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Dark brown	Standard (“as dark as possible but according to the coat colour”)	Standard (“dark brown eyes are preferred”)	Standard (“the iris is as dark as possible, depending on the color of the coat”)	Standard (“as dark as possible, but according to the coat colour”)
Light brown	No ruling	Standard (“lighter shades are approved”)	No ruling	No ruling
Blue	Disqualifying (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)	Disqualifying (“blue eyes”)	Disqualifying (“Wall eyes”)	Disqualifying (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)
Yellow	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Yellow bird of prey”)	No ruling	No ruling
Patterns
Marbled	Disqualifying (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)	No ruling	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Wall eye (blue flecked)”)

Nose: rulings by club
Color or pattern	FCI	AKC	UKC	KUSA
Black	Standard (“Black”)	Standard (“Dogs with black pigment have black noses”)	Standard (“Large and black”)	Standard (“Black”)
Slate	Standard (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”)	Standard (“gray pigmented dogs have gray noses”)	No ruling	Standard (“A grey mask may have a nose colour of the same nuance”)
Pink	Disqualifying (“Total depigmentation of the nose”)	No ruling	Disqualifying (“Nose pink, without pigmentation”)	Disqualifying (“Total depigmentation of the nose”)
Patterns
Butterfly nose	Fault (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”)	No ruling	Fault (“Butterfly nose”)	Fault (“Partial depigmentation of the nose”)

What the rulings mean

Standard: Described by the club's breed standard.
Fault: Named by the club's breed standard as a fault: the animal can be shown but is penalized.
Disqualifying: The club's breed standard disqualifies an animal of this color or pattern.
Not recognized: The club does not accept this color or pattern for the breed.

Color changes

How a Cane Corso's colors can change over its life.

Blackchanges toRust
Coat · With body condition · can change back
Blackchanges toGray
Coat · Progressive
Blackchanges toBrown
Coat · In the sun · can change back
Blackchanges toSnow nose
Nose · With the season · can change back
Blackchanges toPink
Nose · With the season · can change back

Sources

Each ruling comes from the club's published breed standard or color list.

Published standards

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