As the cane corso was bred to work, ... Hades has built a fanbase already. Auvae said: "I opened my phone, and he gained 3,500 followers and 1 million views on TikTok in two days.

The Cane Corso, roughly translated from Latin as “bodyguard dog” according to the AKC, can grow to 28 inches to the shoulder and often weigh over 100 pounds.

The cane corso, a type of mastiff, ranks No. 1 on a list of dog breeds that people in the United States looked up online, according to results published Feb. 8.

The Cane corso is the most searched dog breed in six of seven Michigan cities. The Australian ahepherd and French bulldog are also popular searches.