26/06/2024
Dont know how I got blessed to own such a wonderful animal. My first corso, first dog I’ve ever trained and when I got him I didn’t know any better and thought all Corso’s were like him. Little did I know at the time I had one of the 1%ers in the breed. How I got so lucky to get a dog like this as my first Corso’s I’ll never know. Thank you to his breeder Mary Vaneek (rip). What a dog. On the training field he had the juice. Super high prey drive for a corso, full bite, supreme confidence, high pain threshold, could take pressure and was an all around great dog. Never let me down when I needed him except at trials when he didn’t out. 😉 Off the field he had some live bites, wasn’t proud of all of them but a few were warranted lol. Carmine was a real guard dog. He was fine being by himself. He didn’t let other dogs lay on him or even get close to him. He liked his space and got his respect. Alpha male in every sense of the word. He was also the most mischievous dog I own even into his old age. Constantly opening doors, cabinets and getting on the counter into his old age. He was the slowest dog but somehow was the best hunter, one summer killing and eating 11 ground hogs. On the flip side I saved Carmines life over a dozen times. He was constantly getting into stuff from eating corn on the cob, ant poison or repairing injuries from exerting himself to much you name it he did it. Carmine was a dogs dog in every sense of the word. He changed my life and career. He started Legendary, got me into protection sports and is the reason I started my pet food and pet transportation companies. He was my ride or die and right hand man for many years. It really hurts to post this but he lived an extraordinary life and he did it his way all the way to the end. He Lived everyday like it was his last. Never slowed down until yesterday and then things went downhill fast. 💔
Love you big boy. You will never be forgotten. REAL Gangstas never die. Long live CARMINE D’ORO.
Carmine D’Oro CGC, DHT, IDT 3, GDT, PSA PDC, APPDA EL High in Trial - Protection
February 17th, 2011 - June 26th, 2024 🕊️🕊️🕊️🙏
