We are excited to announce a confirmed pregnancy from a breeding between Luxe and Tut. We have had our eye on Tut for some time and have been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to put him with a female from our program, it was just a matter of finding the female that complimented him best. We first met him when he and his family stopped for a break at a local convenience store, at the same time we did. Tut was only a few months old at the time, but we were instantly taken aback by his excellent structure, head type and temperament. To top things off, his owners, Whitney and Corey Loveland, turned out to be great people with whom we have built a great working relationship and more importantly, a friendship with. The Loveland’s are hard-working, honest and loyal people who also share a passion for the Cane Corso breed. This was the perfect example of right place, right time and right people.
Those that have been following our program for a while already know all about Luxe. She is the daughter of Tiernan and Lyra. Luxes’ parents are AKC/UKC champions and also hold titles in FastCAT. Her Grandparents on Tiernan's side are an AKC Grand Champion and an AKC Champion. On her mother, Lyra’s side, Luxe’s grandfather is an AKC Champion. Luxe is a very large female with great substance and high drive. In addition to her impressive bone and substance, she is exceptionally athletic. Luxe has been Pennhip and OFA tested and received passing scores for both. Most importantly, Luxe has the best temperament. She possesses many qualities that we adored in her father, Tiernan, and she is a constant reminder of him with her loving disposition and eagerness for belly rubs. She is fiercely protective of her family, yet very loving and trusting of those who deserve it, just as a true Corso should be.
Tut was bred by Heart Of The Corso out of Ohio. His father is an AKC Grand Champion, and his mother is an International Champion. He’s lived with Whitney and Cory on their farm since he was 8 weeks old where he gets to spend his days keeping their horses in line and rounding up “his” cows at night. Just as with Luxe, Tut has been health tested and has been found to have excellent hips. Tut has excellent structure, a gorgeous head and excellent movement. Additionally, and arguably, most importantly, Tut has a fantastic temperament.
Shortly after Luxe’s last litter was born, we stopped providing updates via our blog due to multiple hacking attempts from a known source. We thought it would be appropriate to revive the blog with this litter, from Luxe. We are happy to report that Luxe whelped and raised her large litter of 13 pups proving herself to be an excellent mom throughout the entire 8 weeks the pups were with us. She still mothers our keeper from that litter, Aspen with a kind but firm hand, or paw 😊
The decision to breed Luxe again, after her litter in January was an easy one. Despite having such a large litter and being a first-time mom, Luxe shined in motherhood. She loved her puppies and adored being a mom to them. She recovered with ease and was back to her antics not long after the pups went to their new homes.
Our objective with this litter, as with every other pairing from us, is to better the breed. We are constantly examining our breeding dogs looking for ways to improve each generation. With this pairing we hope to produce a litter of pups with excellent bone and substance, superior heads, great movement and fantastic temperaments. Luxe, being such a large female will bring additional bone and substance. Tut’s excellent structure and movement will ensure the pups glide effortlessly, just like he does. Tut has a very true-to-breed type head, with Luxe’s large head and longer muzzle these pups will have the trademark large mastiff head that Corsos are known for while still being able to perform the duties that they were bred to do.
We have been anxiously awaiting the day that we can share this news with you all, now that it is finally here we can start the countdown to the pup's arrival. Only about 25 days to go!! We will continue to use this blog to post updates. If you are interested in a puppy from this litter feel free to fill out our puppy application, and we will contact you ASAP.