{"topic_id":"companion_breed_standard_cane_corso_dog","category":"companion-breed-standard","context":"---\ntopic_id: companion_breed_standard_cane_corso_dog\ncategory: companion-breed-standard\ntitle: \"Cane Corso — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) official breed-standard factual data for Cane Corso, extracted verbatim (field values + section outline) from source_file; C1 substring-verified. Pulled 2026-08-02.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/breed-standard/cane_corso_combined.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-02\ntokens_estimated: 0\nverification:\n  method: paraphrase\n  claims: 8\n  passed: 8\n  date: 2026-08-05\nrecovered: false\npath: companion-breed-standard/companion_breed_standard_cane_corso_dog/01_companion_breed_standard_cane_corso_dog.md\nsource_document: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)\"\n  title: \"Cane Corso — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\"\n  url: \"https://www.akc.org\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-02\"\n  ref: \"Official breed standards (factual data points + section outline extracted verbatim)\"\n  doc_type: \"official kennel-club breed standards\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: paraphrase\ncopyright_note: \"Sources (AKC/FCI breed-standard texts) are not openly licensed; per COPYRIGHT_POLICY §3 every claim is a paraphrased derived fact summary (numbers and proper nouns preserved, sentences rewritten), not a verbatim quotation.\"\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:kennel-club-breed-standard\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-05\n---\n\n# Cane Corso — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)\n\n## Claims\n\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* An Italian Molossian (FCI standard 343) in Group 2, covering Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs, in Section 2.1 (the Molossian, Mastiff type), with a working trial; a versatile utility dog and guardian of property, family and livestock.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Size: AKC height 25–27½ in for dogs, 23½–26 in for bitches; FCI gives 64–68 cm (dogs) and 60–64 cm (bitches), weighing 45–50 kg and 40–45 kg. The build is rectangular, slightly longer than tall.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is short, stiff and glossy, lying close and dense, with a light undercoat that thickens in cold weather.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Colour: black, grey (light to dark), fawn (light to dark) and red, all with brindling allowed; solid fawn and red carry a black or grey mask that stays within the eyes. Small white marks on the chest, toes or nose bridge are allowed.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications include any coat with black-and-tan style tan markings, yellow bird-of-prey or blue eyes, more than two missing teeth, a wry or overshot mouth, undershot beyond ¼ inch, and a twisted or atrophied natural tail.\n- *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament: an unequalled guardian of home and family, intelligent and easily trained, noble and powerful yet docile and affectionate with its owners and children.\n","sources":["companion-breed-standard — Cane Corso — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type) (retrieved 2026-08-02)"],"source":{"authority":"companion-breed-standard","title":"Cane Corso — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)","url":"https://www.akc.org","retrieved":"2026-08-02","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/cane_corso_combined.txt"},"source_document":"AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale)","source_file":"pdf-raw/breed-standard/cane_corso_combined.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"paraphrase","license":"paraphrase","display_grade":"C"},"tokens_estimated":546,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}