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I'm feel so down and disappointed. I had arguments with my own mother and a couple other older relatives when I started raising him as a puppy long ago (pure cane corso to be honest) and even defended him against them.
Just a week ago, he attacked someone else's dog. It took two other people to separate them. The other dog is recovering and I'm helping with the bills. I have money and can afford it. But emotionally I feel destroyed. I had advocated for years that no breed ever attacks for no reason, how it's all about giving them love. He was more than just a friend to me. Though by the way it attacked the other dog (already tasting blood for the first time), him not following my command to stop and even dragging me along (causing some brusing) I gave him up.
I missed him still. But he really scared me. I've never been dragged ever. For the first time I felt its overwhelming strength and I couldn't stop him even if I wanted to. I felt so powerless.
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Sorry to hear about this, losing your pet can be hard enough but having to give them up in that way is also incredibly hard. I’d say to just take it a day at a time. Cane Corso’s have a bad reputation for this kind of stuff unfortunately but I wouldn’t condemn the entire breed, or stop advocating for the dogs how you have. I don’t know what causes these breeds to just snap but I also know it doesn’t happen with every dog.
Thank you for your understanding. This has indeed been very hard on me. I'm likely going to take a long break from owning a dog. I can't get over that horrible image of the other poor dog getting injured and me getting physically overpowered by my dog, unable to do anything.
Nothing’s wrong with taking a break, when or if you feel ready again one day, you’ll know. I had a cat for almost 17 years who passed from cancer back in February 2018. I was so distraught I thought I’d never own a pet again, I just couldn’t take the grief of putting them down. Fast forward to August of that year, my manager at the time co-owned a pet rescue and would often bring dogs in her office. I’d seen dozens upon dozens in my time working there. She’d come in with some of the cutest pups, most unique looking, and never felt inclined to adopt. Then one busy day as I was rushing past her office to someplace else, out of the corner of my eye I saw a puppy put their paws up on the glass from inside her office, almost as if it were trying to catch my attention. I completely forgot what I was going to do and detoured to the office. The emotional connection I felt to the dog was instant, I knew in my heart that little sad, sickly baby was mine. As of today, I’ve had him for almost 10 years. Mind you, I had zero desire to even consider another pet, but things changed. Could be the same for you too one day! In the mean time just focus on your healing. Consider therapy if you need that kind of support, there’s nothing wrong with it, and let time do its thing. It’ll get better.
Did you train him?
And cane corso, like my Rottweilers, are very intelligent and protective breeds. They have natural zones of "dont fucking invade" around them and their pack. If not properly socialized and trained, they will to defend their home, themselves or you. Sounds to me like your corso was simply reactive, not aggressive, which isn't a bad thing but you need to train him if you get him back.
Plus, a corso is basically a horse. Of course you'll get yanked around when it takes off.
I think I needed to train him more. I wasn't very consistent with his exercises. That must be where I failed. I treated him like a family pet.
When you get him back, you take him to training and be consistent. Don't fuck around a second time, because habitual dogs get put down.
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Thanks. Feels bad. I'm very disappointed. I can't think of anything I did wrong; gave him love and got him socialized early. Don't know what happen.