Formentino Cane Corso Blue Eyes
In the cane corso blue blue brindle and formentino are considered dilute colors while black black brindle and fawn are considered dominant.
Formentino cane corso blue eyes. According to the breed standard with the american kennel club acceptable colors are black lighter and darker shades of gray lighter and darker shades of fawn and red. Our cane corso puppies formentino puppies with blue eyes at puppy age and changing usually never in adulthood have blue eyes. The dominant full color d and the recessive dilute d. Some of cane puppies corso cane formentinos have honey eyes pulling to blue others more brown and others more yellowish.
The color can be described as a washed out fawn or a pale beige. 8 hours ago. Darker eyes are preferred however the color of the eyes tends to emulate the shade of brindling in the coat. If you ve decided that the cane corso is the breed for you we hope you will place the temperament of the dog as your highest priority.
This is further modified by genetic pigment dilution to create blue grey from black and frumentino or formentino from fawn where the mask is blue grey colours. Must see blue cane corso pups. It would almost appear clear. Sale dogs cane corso high wycombe.
Cane corso appear in two basic coat colours. The cane corso should never have a red or violet colored nose the color of the eye is light. This is also called formentino slang for the color of fermented wheat in italy. Corsos appear in two basic coat colors.
He consistently produces fawns blue brindles and black brindles. Blue fawn formentino there is actually a coat color called blue fawn and it is unclear whether it is recognized by the american kennel club or if it falls under the fawn category. Based on the fci standard of the cane corso and the akc standard for the cane corso. Extremely protective of his family and property to his people he is a cuddly bear obedient and respectful even under the leadership of an eight year old.
This is essentially a washed out or carbon colored fawn that has a blue nose and mask. A blue fawn also called formentino his looks are similar to the neopolitan mastiff of italy from the olden days. Blue fawn coats have a blue nose and mask and their eye color. Cassius is a heavily muscled powerful and athletic corso.
This is further modified by genetic pigment dilution to create blue from black and formentino from fawn colors. Laika x drogo pups born 14 08 2020 6 puppies available 4 boys 1 black and 3 formentino 2500 black blue light and dark green collars 2 girls both black 2000 red and dark pink collars a nonrefundable deposit of 500 will be taken once you ve decided which puppy will. A solid formentino cane corso is probably one of the rarest coat colors of the cane corso. Brindling of varying intensity is common on both basic coat colors as well creating tigrato full.
Beware of breeders utilizing siblings for their breeding programs as the formentino coat color is highly desirable on the market and many breeders outright ignore inbreeding to make profit. You may also be choosing a sex and stating a color preference to your breeder. To further our knowledge a recessive mutation in the melanophilin mlph gene was identified as the cause of color dilution in dogs.