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About
Us at Cielo Blu Cane Corso Mastiffs
 Cielo (Chey-lo) Blu Cane Corso, Italian for
"Blue Sky", was established in June 1996 by Darryl A. Featherstone.
According to Featherstone, "The Cane Corso is a majestic breed and
a true Cane Corso exudes confidence and valor while maintaining
a servant like mentality towards his/her owner. These characteristics
possessed by the breed must be preserved through careful and selective
breeding. Because this breed ranges in such a variety of sizes and
colors depending upon it's use, the breeder's objectives must be
clearly defined.
After observing the finest representations
of the Cane Corso in the United States, Featherstone came to the
conclusion that the dogs that best represented the breed were DiGuardia's
Dual Champion Prince Del Cerberus, imported to the U.S. in March
1995, and Champion Rocco, the first Cane Corso purchased by Belmonte
Cane Corso. Thus, the first dog owned by Cielo Blu was a daughter of Diguardia's Prince. In addition, Cielo Blu owns a son of Ch. Rocco of Belmonte. Both of which are direct offspring of these two famous and foundational Cane Corsos. (See pictures
of these dogs on this page) Only dogs that have proven working ability
and are of authentic Italian ancestry have/will be used to further
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Di Guardia's Echo di Cielo Blu
daughter of Gr. Champion Prince del Cerberus, 7 years old,
27 inches at the withers, 115 lbs
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At Cielo Blu Cane Corso, we are
dedicated to producing dogs that not only look but most important,
act like the dog was originally intended to act. For this matter,
Cielo Blu produces two types of working Cane Corsos; the huge and
heavy boned guard dog and the lighter, more agile herding dog. Regardless
of your preference, your Cielo Blu Cane Corso will be a result of
strategic breeding with your dog's health and sound temperament in
mind. Whether you have use for your Cane Corso in a specific area
of work such as guard dog, personal protection, or therapy dog, you
can depend on one thing. YOUR CIELO BLU CANE CORSO WILL BE A LOYAL
AND DEVOTED COMPANION FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. |
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"Rage" Di Cielo
Blu,
son of famous Ch. Rocco of Belmonte
27 inches at the withers, 139 lbs.
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Featherstone is currently enrolled in Von
Stan K-9 Academy owned and operated by Master Trainer, Fernando
Stanford. Stanford, awarded the prestigious Dog World Award in 1990,
has accomplished 2 Schutzhund III titled dogs that he raised from
puppyhood. In addition, Stanford has received 2 Utility Dog titles,
5 Companion Dog titles, and 3 Companion Dog Excellence titles.
At Cielo Blu Cane Corso, it is very important
for dogs that are considered for breeding thrive in an environment
that is conducive to shaping and maintaining sound temperament and
working characteristics. Larry Billups, noted Cane Corso Mastiff
enthusiast, who titled Champion Hugo Boss in 1996, stated, "Cielo
Blu's breeding program is like that of fine wine. You can always
whip out that $6.00 bottle of wine that was made in 2002. However,
for that special occasion, the $600.00 bottle of fine wine made
in 1902 is far more appropriate."
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