Hello and welcome to Costa Bel Cane Corso’s blog. My name is Yvonne and I live in sunny South Florida with my 6 dogs, Orso, Cleo, Karma, Mira, Mouse & Luna. Orso is a male Cane Corso, Cleo is a female Cane Corso, Karma is a female Cane Corso, Mira is a female Cane Corso, Mouse is a male Doberman rescue and Luna is a female Catahoula Leopard rescue. I am in the fitness industry and own Doral Wellness Studio. You can visit my studio's site at www.DoralWellnessStudio.com. I am also a CPA and CFP® and own a small CPA practice. This blog started as a cyber-scrapbook of sorts to track Orso's life and adventures, but has progressively evolved into a blog that is not only about Orso, but about all my dogs. I have lots of great plans for Orso, in addition to being a precious member of my family. He is an AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy, AKC Canine Good Citizen and is Therapy Dog International registered. Orso is an AKC Grand Champion, SACCI Master Champion, IABCA National Champion and IABCA International Champion. Orso is also titled in AKC Rally Obedience; he earned his AKC Rally Novice (RN) title with high scores (93, 86 & 97) and an overall 3rd Place on his final leg. Orso is currently working on training for Protection Sports titles. Orso has gone through rigorous health testing and all his results have shown that he is genetically healthy, as follows: OFA Normal Heart, OFA Normal Patellas, OFA Normal Elbows (Preliminary at 16 Months), PennHIP 70th Percentile (Top 30% of Cane Corso Breed 0.55/0.55) and CERF Certified (Eyes). Lastly, Orso is part of the therapy dogs program at South Miami Hospital and uses his special personality to bring happiness and comfort to hospital patients and their families. Cleo is an AKC Grand Champion who finished her Championship at a mere 11 months of age out of the puppy classes and her Grand Championship at 13 months of age with all major wins. Cleo has also gone through rigorous health testing and all her results have shown that she is genetically healthy, as follows: OFA Normal Heart, OFA Normal Patellas, OFA Normal Elbows (Preliminary at 15 Months) and OFA Good Hips (Preliminary at 15 Months). Cleo is working on her obedience training to hopefully have her showing in an obedience ring soon. Karma is also an AKC Grand Champion who finished her Championship at a tender 9 months of age out of the puppy classes with some incredibly impressive wins and her Grand Championship at 13 months of age. Karma is currently working on training for Protection Sports titles. Mira is the newest addition to the Costa Bel family. She is the daughter of Orso and Cleo and was born on July 16, 2012. I am very proud of my gorgeous furkids and look forward to sharing my experiences with you! Enjoy! Feel free to send me an email at Yvonne at CostaBelCaneCorso dot com; I’d love to hear from you!