Description
Dog Details
Name: Lucie
Breed: Cane Corso
Sex: Female
Date of Birth: ~2nd November 2024 (9 months old)
Neutered: No
Last season: None yet
Microchipped: Yes –
Vaccinations: Up to date
Flea/Worming: Up to date
Medical issues: None
Medication: None
Vet: Ambivet Vets, Ripley
Behaviour at vets: Nervous, hid behind owner at first vaccinations, muzzled briefly after snapping when restrained. No aggression outside of this situation.
Dietary Information
Food: Harrington’s dry food
Amount: ~2 large cups daily, often hand-fed as training rewards
Eats: Straight away, not a grazer
Favourite treats: Cheese
Takes treats: Gently when told “take nicely”
Food behaviour: No aggression with people or pets
Home & Family
Lives with: 2 adults, 2 children (ages 2 years, 5 months)
Other pets: 2 cats – Lucie supervised only (on lead or in crate), pays no attention
Favourite person: Owner (Kay)
Home type: Council house in town with secure garden
Garden: Secure, enjoys digging and running
Escaped before? No
Housetrained: Yes
Where kept when alone: Crate
Time left alone: Short periods, settles fine
Allowed on furniture: No
Daily Routine & Exercise
Walks: 4 daily (morning, midday, afternoon, evening)
Training: Daily practice + 1-1 sessions every 2 weeks with Brooke Working Dogs
Equipment: prong collar and lead
Pulling: Can pull but corrects well
Recall: Responds to “come”, improving
Reactions: Nervous around bikes, improving with training. Friendly with people, may jump up or bark when excited. Friendly with dogs.
Visitors
Familiar visitors: Excitable, calms when redirected to crate
Strangers/door knocks: Barks when someone knocks or enters, may jump, never aggressive
Children visitors: Needs supervision due to size/excitability
Other animals visiting: Fine
Play & Training
Favourite toys: Balls, tug, crinkle toys, enjoys chase
Play style: Plays independently and with family
Toy sharing: No aggression
Commands known: Sit, paw, down, wait, crate, come
Rewards: Treats & praise
Corrections: Calm correction, redirect to crate
Travelling
Car behaviour: Nervous getting in but settles once moving
Setup: Harnessed in boot with bed and bone
Car sickness: No
Grooming/Handling
Bathing/brushing: Fine
Professional groomer: Not yet
Handling: No muzzle needed
Personality Tick-Boxes
Full of energy – Agree
Lazy – Disagree
Playful – Agree
Affectionate – Sometimes
Independent – Sometimes
Clever – Strongly agree
Stubborn – Agree
Easily excitable – Agree
Easily distracted – Sometimes
Rarely frightened – Sometimes
Good with dogs – Agree
Good with cats – Agree slightly
Good with children – Agree slightly
Destructive – Agree slightly (enjoys digging)
Vocal – Agree slightly
Aggressive – Disagree strongly
Summary
3 things that make her happy: Running in the garden, playing chase with toys, training/play with family
3 words to describe her: Loving, playful, intelligent
Best home: Active family, secure garden, ideally no very young children so her exercise and training needs can be prioritised