"Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog the scenery never changes."
--Lewis Grizzard
Cane Corsos News
6/28/08   Rarities Lums Pond Classic - Darkstone's Femme Fatale takes Best of Opposite Sex and Winner's Bitch in the first show and takes Best of Winners and Winner's Bitch in the second show.Darkstone's Femme Fatale is now an ICCF CHAMPION!!!! Special THANKS to Betty and Byron Osing for your support of Scarlett and I, as well as CONGRATS on DARKSTONE'S first produced ICCF and Rarities Champion. 6/05/08  **Grand Champion Sired Litter Born June 5, 2008** CH Gator Country Lucille x GR CH Bel Monte Romulus di Godiva. 1/13/08 Ch Apex's Casa di Roccia earns a WAT 1 at the Cane Corso Working Club event in PA.
1/5/08 GR CH Gator Country Athena delivers one female puppy.2007 Scarlett finished her Rarities Championship at the year end show.
11/24/07  Ch Gator Country Lucille delivers 4 puppies, 2 males and 2 females. This litter is a result of the breeding between Ch Gator Country Lucille and GR CH Bel Monte Romulus di Godiva. This litter was co-bred with Vicky Dyal of Gator Country Cane Corsos.
11/3/07 Rarities Year End Super Show- Darkstone's Femme Fatale takes Winner's Bitch in the second show. This was to us an exceptional win for an 7 month old in view of the quality of bitches and the number of bitches shown this weekend. Way to go Scarlett!11/2/07 Athena and Roccia were bred this weekend.
10/20/07 & 10/21/07  Rarities Virginia Classic II- Apex Casa di Roccia takes three Best of Breeds and a Group 2, Group 3, and a Group 4 this past weekend. This was his first show weekend as a Champion!! Darkstone's Femme Fatale showed like a pro this weekend taking Winner's Bitch and Best of Opposite in all four of the shows she was entered in and one Best of Winners. She was also awarded Best Jr Puppy in Breed three times and took one Best Jr Puppy in Show. Way to go "Scarlett " and "Roccia"!
10/7/07 Rarities Seashore Classic- Apex Casa di Roccia takes WD/BOW in the second show and Winners Dog in the third show. Roccia is now an ICCF and Rarities Champion. 10/2/07 Darkstone's Femme Fatale (AKA: Scarlett) arrives from Canada. We acquired Scarlett from Betty and Byron Osing of Darkstone Kennel on a full co-ownership and are thrilled to have her join our program. Special thanks to Betty and Byron for allowing us to partner on this special female!!9/15/07 Rarities Virginia Classic- Apex Casa di Roccia takes WD/BOW in Show #3 on Saturday.
9/1/07 Apex Casa di Roccia passed his CGC(Canine Good Citizen)!
6/30/07 & 7/1/07
Rarities Riverview Classic - Gator Country Lucille takes Best of Opposite Sex twice over the weekend. Our new male Apex Casa di Roccia took Winners Dog in three out of the three shows entered. He also took Best of Winners once. This was Roca's first time in the ring and he did very well. Way to go John and Roccia !!
6/9/07 Apex's Casa di Roccia is acquired from Apex Cane Corsos. He is a proud addition at 15 months old to our program and we are grateful to Wendy and Clay Burns for the opportunity to add him to our family.Look for him in the show ring the second half of 2007!
6/2/07 ARBA Garden State Classic - Gator Country Lucille takes Best of Breed and Group 1 in three out of four shows. She also was awarded Reserve Best in Show twice. Lucy was handled by John King (her daddy) for the first time and they made an exceptional team. Way to go John and Lucy!
5/26/07 & 5/27/07 Rarities Memorial Day Showdown - Gator Country Lucille takes Best of Opposite Sex in four out of five shows.
5/5/07 & 5/6/07 Rarities TriState Showdown- Gator Country Lucille was awarded Best of Opposite Sex in four out of five shows over the weekend. She also obtained her AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC).
3/24/07 & 3/25/07 Rarities Chantilly Classic- Gator Country Lucille is awarded Best of Opposite in three out of four shows this weekend.
1/21/07 ARBA Orange Blossom Classic- Gator Country Lucille takes Winner's Bitch and Best of Winners in the CCAA Regional Specialty.
1/20/07 ARBA Orange Blossom Classic- Gator Country Lucille takes Winner's Bitch in the second show.
1/13/2007 Rarities Winter Getaway- Gator Country Lucille takes two Best of Breeds, two Group Ones and a Best in Show.
11-25-06 AKC DNA Parentage results arrive. This litter was in fact a dual-sired litter. The male puppy was a result of the breeding between Stonecroft's Rockn' Rooster and GR CH Gator Country Athena. The blue brindle female was a result of the breeding between GR CH Bel Monte Primo Padrino and GR CH Gator Country Athena.
11-11-06  
Rarities Kingsport Classic (TN) - Gator Country Lucille (owner handled) takes Best of Breed, Group 1, and Best in Show her first time in the champion class. We are very proud of her, that is quite an accomplishment for a 10 mo old bitch. This was under an AKC judge with 17 corsos in attendance. We co-own this bitch with Vicky Dyal (Gator Country Cane Corsos) and believe results such as these speak volumes of her breeding program. We are grateful for the opportunity she has given us to co-own this bitch with her. Lucy is now an ICCF CHAMPION!!!!!!!!11/4/06 and 11/5/06    Rarities Year End Show (Woodstown, NJ) Gator Country Lucille takes Winners Bitch 3 out of 4 shows, Best of Winners twice, Best of Breed Junior Puppy 3 times and received Best in Show Junior Puppy once over this past weeekend.Special thanks to Ron Williams for his help handling Lucy this weekend. Lucy is now a RARITIES CHAMPION!!!! 8/16/06
Athena delivers two puppies by C-section, one male and one female!!!!!Both puppies are spoken for, but watch for Future litters! 7/8/06 Ultrasound confirms Athena's pregnancy. Puppies DUE 8/18/06!!!!!6/4/06 ARBA Garden State Classic (CCAA Regional Specialty)Best of Breed Puppy,Grp 1, Best in Show Puppy-Gator Country Tocco Finale. 6/3/06 CCAA Awards BanquetGator Country Athena receives her 2005 CCAA Bitch of the Year Award and Prestigious ICCF Grand Championship Plaque. 6/3/06 ARBA Garden State Classic (Show #2 CCAA Supported Entry)Best of Breed Puppy,Grp 1,Best in Show-Gator Country Lucille Best of Opposite Puppy-Gator Country Tocco Finale 4/23/06 Rarities Ft. Mott, NJGator Country Lucille takes BOB puppy and Group 1 in Show #4, and her littermate Gator Country Tocco Finale takes BOB Puppy, Group 1 and Best in Show puppy in show #5!! 5/6/06 IABCA Orlando, FLGator Country Tocco Finale takes Best of Breed puppy and Grp 2 (he competed against 13 other AKC and Rare Breed puppies from 3-18mo) in the Saturday a.m. show and took Best of Breed Puppy in the Saturday p.m. show. 5/7/06 IABCA Orlando, FLGator Country Lucille takes Best of Breed Puppy in both shows on Sunday. 
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