(AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file) FILE - A Rottweiler named Prime, who works as a service ... the cane corso (pronounced KAH'-neh KOHR'-so) served as a Roman war dog and later a farmer's helper ...

The U.S. still has a major case of French bulldog fever. But a very different breed is chasing dog lovers’ hearts.

Yet keep an eye on the cane corso. The powerful, protective breed vaulted from nearly 50th to 14th in the rankings in just a decade. Popularity is seen as a mixed blessing among dog breeders and ...

NEW YORK — The U.S. still has a major case of French bulldog fever, but a very different breed is staunchly chasing dog lovers' hearts, according to American Kennel Club statistics released ...