Nino Lo Raso President of IFGD passion for dogs from his earliest memory
Always searching for a true Guard dog, has had experience with German Shepherds
He was the 1st to introduce the Cane Corso to the UK
After many years of experiencing,studying,training, he was always left disappointed in the supposed guarding breeds, researching further livestock guardians came into the picture of breeds the
guarded livestock, and did so supposedly independently. So his quest to find and research this breed soon realised that all of them did this naturally against predators, but very few did so against the man. On one of his many journeys to explore he came across www.pastoredellasiacentrale.it
He then journeyed to the north of Italy high in the mountains of Cuneo to meet Ezio Maria Romano, and study his work. It was apparent that this man has spent many years studying and understanding and was far ahead of me in finding the ultimate guardian for your family and territory, but what was very interesting was his selection process,
All LGD ( live stock guardians) all guard against predators eg, wolf fox cats, strays, all have a natural territoriality, but only a small % will see man as threat,so through vast experience, a selection can be made from a litter to establish whether they will guard against Man a 1st 2nd and 3rd choice character Selected from working lines, a good