Cane Corso ( Italian Mastiff)

[karen]

Can anyone shed light on the subject of what dogs are actually allowed into France pemanently?

We have two Cane Corsos( Italian Mastiffs) ,and are actively seeking to move. There seems to be conflicting reports of what dogs can go (Staffies, for instance, cant but plenty seem to be there) Help please!!!!!!!!!

[Christine Animal]

Here's a site :

British Embassy

 

[Christine Animal]

Here's the Cane Corso site where they say they are not concerned by the dangerous dogs law, not for the moment anyway.  Staffies are not concerned either.

http://www.cane-corso.cc/

 

[Junlesley]

What beautiful looking dogs.

[Will]

The French dangerous dogs law was very badly worded when it was introduced, and made reference to non-existent breeds. Although there have been amendments many officials still go by their interpretations of the original law. In some cases, the amendments just add to the confusion. Staffordshire terriers and mastiffs are, unfortunately, badly affected by the errors in the law. In general, it seems, unless you have a pit-bull type dog, or the mastiff known as a 'boer bull' or 'boerboel', which are the types of dog the law was apparently intended to target, your dog should not be classed as dangerous. There is some information on the web about boer bulls, such as here, http://www.boerboelsa.co.za/what.html, where they appear far from dangerous. If you meet opposition to your dog, then a breed society or a French canine vet is the best place to get advice. The cane corso does appear to be quite similar to the boer bull in conformation and has a history as a fighting dog, so should one not be pure bred it might need to be neutered, be muzzled in public, and to be declared at the mairie, although the French breed society, in the link above, seems to think they are not classified under the law.