Vinnie's Testimonial

"We've never had a puppy so comfortable with himself and his surroundings."

Greetings Marty,

I hope this finds you and your family well. Eric and I wanted to check in to update you on Vinnie.

His first night with us he wanted out of his crate to go pee only once. On the third night he was sleeping through and continues to do so. The potty training is coming right along with very few accidents. (At this moment Eric is with him attempting to leash train him. Vinnie is like a mule and only moves if a toy is introduced - very funny.) He's very happy chewing on his toys and responds well to correcting.

The other dogs are adjusting to having a puppy around. We've had Akitas for 15 years and right now have 3 - Harley (F 7yrs), Max and Sam (M, F 3yrs [brother and sister]). Max and Harley are very comfortable with him and Sam is coming around. Eric and I are very confident all will be bliss.

As promised by all we've talked with, the Cane Corso is indeed a special breed. We've never had a puppy so comfortable with himself and his surroundings. When we leave and he's very content to go in on his own while the others take their usual positions. When traveling in the car Vinnie immediately settles down in the back seat and sleeps.

We'll continue to keep you posted on his progress. We wish you all a prosperous 2007.

Take care,
Debbie and Eric

"He's continued to give us so much joy and amazed us with his intelligence."
"He and Max continue to get along really well."

Greetings Marty,

I wanted to check in with you and let you know Vinnie (Roman's Vincentio Del Lago) is doing GREAT! Since his arrival on December 19th he's continued to give us so much joy and amazed us with his intelligence. I'm taking him in this afternoon for his last set of puppy shots. Eric is going to enroll him in puppy classes this weekend.

The pictures I'm attaching were taken on Jan 16th. It's been unseasonably cold here in California so we've had a floor heater going. Vinnie will sit in front of it, actually facing the heater. It's very funny. He and Max continue to get along really well. He no longer sleeps in the crate at night wanting to sleep with the "big kids". During the day, while Eric and I are at work, he sleeps in a crate. He's a VERY GOOD BOY!

I hope you are well. We'll continue to send you updates on Vinnie's progress.

Take care,
Debbie and Eric Manlongat

"Our fantasy is Vinnie is training to become a Corso "Healer" and is laying hands on Sam..."

Greetings Marty,

I hope this finds you and yours well.

We're continuing to have a BLAST with Vinnie. We've got him enrolled in Beginning Dog Training (skipped Puppy Training) and when we're done with this will enroll him in a course to get him (well, really Eric and I) ready for Good Citizenship certification.

I've attached a new shot of Vinnie and Sammy, our 4 year old female Akita (sister to Max). Eric and I thought this shot pretty amusing. Our fantasy is Vinnie is training to become a Corso "Healer" and is laying hands on Sam ridding her of all her pent up anxiety (she has a LOT of energy!). The other shot is of all our "kids". We found it amusing because Vinnie is doing what he always does - LEAN on anything warm.

Again, I hope you are well. Thanks for any input you may have.

Take care,
Deb, Eric and "The Crew"

Vinnie the Corso "Healer"

Vinnie the Corso "Leaner"

"We've never had a dog who, when outside and off-lead, would rather be with us than running all over the place."

Greetings Marty,

I hope this finds you well.

Attached is a picture we took of the "kids" this past weekend. All 4 dogs continue to get along very well, although Vinnie still finds the curly tails of the other three irresistible which, on occasion, leads to some crankiness.

Vinnie is, at 8 months, about 95 pounds - solid as a rock! We've got him enrolled in a Good Citizen Certificate program and is expected to graduate in 2 weeks. Wish us luck!! We've never had a dog who, when outside and off-lead, would rather be with us than running all over the place. He's a bit shy around strangers but we're working on that every weekend by taking him to malls with lots of people and their "kids".

Take care Marty. We'll let you know how Vinnie does at "graduation".

Debbie, Eric and The Crew