Whenever any breed is moved from their homeland and becomes established in another land with different cultures, laws and social nuances some change is inevitable. In the case of the Cane Corso and for the information of our members, please share your thoughts on these differences or smiliarities between the American and Italian Cane Corso. [list] [*]Temperament [*]Working ability (you decide what working means to you) [*]Size and structure [/list:u] In the [url=http://www.molosserdogs.com/modules.php?name=Encyclopedia&op=content&tid=543]standard[/url] it says [quote] Today the Cane Corso makes an excellent guard dog, extremely loyal to it's family and quite aloof with strangers. He has a very protective nature and yet is able to discern friend from foe. [/quote] What does being aloof with strangers mean to you?