I already have three cats and a dog, but then along comes this Cane Corso mix puppy looking like he was baked fresh in a Cinnabon oven, and suddenly I’m calculating how much room is left on my couch.

This Italian breed's name means "bodyguard dog" or "robust dog" in Latin, which seems spot on since males reach 25 to 27.5 inches in height, while female dogs stand between 23.5 and 26 inches. Their ...