Troy is a wonderful Cane Corso cross something (Labrador, Presa, Bag of whelks…) who has travelled through two rescue centres, The Mayhew and Battersea in London, and is now finally in foster care with the British Cane Corso Society rehome team getting ready to go to his permanent home. Troy is a huge boy, weighing in at 47 kilos (just under 8 stone) and very tall and strong. Despite that he is an absolute joy to have in the house and is very easy to live with, sleeping happily in his crate in between walks and snacks.
Troy is neutered, and had a hip X-ray at Battersea which showed no signs of HD or arthritis, he is around 3 years old and came into the rescue system already in excellent condition and health and with no obvious signs of abuse. He has 3 weeks of free insurance.
Troy knows all his commands and loves nothing more than laying by your side or giving you a cuddle, I can only compare it to being hugged by a sealion…
He will do pretty much anything for a snack, and is slightly overweight at present, a full exercise programme will sort that out very quickly as he is full of energy and quick to learn, he has shown no aggression in his entire time in the system and has put up with having his ears cleaned, accidentally having his tail trodden on and having headcollars put on and off.
He can be slightly over-affectionate when geeting new people, but a good handler will sort this out very quickly, he also has a slightly slapdash attitude towards ‘heel’ at the moment but improves every day, and with a secure area to burn off some of that excitement this minor problem should be very easy to rectify – he heels perfectly for food but becomes distracted quite quickly, as he’s been in kennels for a long time, the outside World is still slightly too fresh and interesting. He travels very happily in the back of my Taxi.
Troy is not particularly interested in dogs either positively or negatively, hasn’t met a cat yet and is unphased by horses or deer. Or ducks. He likes ducks. Troy would make a fantastic companion for an active older couple with grown-up children who are looking for a big lad with a good alarm bark but a lovely nature.
The British Cane Corso Society rehome team would like to thank the staff at the Mayhew, Battersea, and Kent Mastiff rescue for their support of Troy so far. If you are interested in adopting Troy please get in touch.
