"One Out Kennels" Standards.
We here at "One Out Kennels" have our own standard for our Presa's. Our Presa's physical and mental characeristics are all the same as the FCI/UKC. We expect our Presa's to be a part of the family, community and also a working member and contributer in the household.
We here at "One Out Kennels" have our own standard for our Presa's. Our Presa's physical and mental characeristics are all the same as the FCI/UKC. We expect our Presa's to be a part of the family, community and also a working member and contributer in the household.
FCI Standard Dogo Canario
FCI STANDARD #346 Dogo Canario, Canarian Dog
ORIGIN: SPAIN
UTILIZATION: Guardian and cattle dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I.: Group 2 Section 2.1: Molosser – Type: Dogo
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: Molosser dog native of the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, in the Canary Archipelago. Emerging as a result of crosses between the "majorero", a pre-Hispanic cattle dog originating from the islands, and molosser dogs brought to the archipelago.
These crosses originated an ethnic grouping of dogs of “dogo” type, of medium size, of brindle or fawn color, marked with white, of robust morphology, characteristic of a molosser, but with agility and drive Of tremendous temperament, rustic and of an active and loyal character.
During the XVI and XVII centuries their population increased considerably. Numerous mentions of them exist in the historical texts prior to the conquest, mainly in the “Documents of the Town Council” which explained the functions that they fulfilled. Essentially they functioned as a guardian and cattle dog, as well subdued the cattle for the butchers.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Molosser dog of medium size, well balanced, of straight profile, with a black mask. Rustic and well proportioned. It is mesomorphic; the body is longer than the height to the withers. Females accentuate this characteristic being slightly longer.
TEMPERAMENT/ BEHAVIOR: Their appearance is calm. Attentive gaze. Especially equipped for the function of guarding and traditionally used for the handling and driving of cattle. Their temperament is balanced and of great self-security. Serious and profound bark. He is gentle and noble with his family, with great affection to his owner, and suspicious with strangers.
Expression is confident, noble and a little distant. When alert his attitude is very firm and the gaze watchful.
HEAD: Is massive, Brach cephalic, of solid appearance, and covered with loose hanging skin. Its shape is a somewhat lengthened cube.
The proportions of cranium-muzzle are 60%- 40%. The width of the cranium is 3/5 of the total longitude of the head.
CRANIAL REGION:
- CRANIUM: Lightly convex in anteroposterior and transversal directions, although the frontal bone is flatten to the plane. Zygomatic arch very pronounced, with well developed temporal and mastoid muscles, but without being pronounced. The occipital crest is unappreciable.
- NASOFRONTAL DEPRESSION (STOP): Defined, but not abrupt. The middle furrow between the frontal sinuses is marked and occupies approximately two thirds of the cranium. The craniofacial lines are parallel or lightly convergent.
FACIAL REGION:
- MUZZLE: Shorter than the cranium. Normally 40% of the total head. The width is 2/3 of the cranium. It is of very wide base and diminishes slightly toward the nose. The nasal line is flat, of straight profile and without ridges.
- NOSE: Wide, strongly pigmented in black. It is inserted on the same line as the nasal cana. The front is set slightly behind the front of the lips. The nostrils are large, appropriate for easy breathing.
- LIPS: The upper lips hang, but without excess and when viewed from the front form an inverted “V” where they join. The interior lips are dark.
- MANDIBLE/ TEETH: Scissor bite. Level bite is accepted although not desirable due to the tooth ware that it causes. Slight pragmatism permitted. The canines show wide transverse distance. The teeth are wide, with a strong base of implantation, with large molars, small incisors and well-developed and correct fitting canines.
-EYES: Slightly oval, medium to large size, well separated, brevilineal, neither sunken nor bulging. They are well pigmented in black and tight, never drooping. The color fluctuates between medium to dark chestnut, in accordance with the color of the coat. Never light.
- EARS: Of medium size, well separated, with short and fine hair, they drop effortlessly to both sides of the head. If they are folded, they are rose shaped, close fitting to the head. The base is at a point slighter higher than the eye line. Ears set very high and joined are atypical and excessively crowd the top of the cranium. If cropped they are erect.
NECK: Somewhat shorter than the total length of the head. The lower portion presents loose skin that contributes to the formation of a slight dewlap. It is solid, straight, cylindrical and very muscular.
BODY: Straight lined, wide, deep, the length is 18-20% longer than the height at the withers, this being more accentuated in females. The flanks are not very marked.
- TOP LINE: Straight, without deformities, supported by well developed, but not very visible musculature. It ascends slightly from withers to the croup. Never saddled nor roached.
- CROUP: Medium, wide and rounded. It should not be long, because it would limit movement. Females normally wider.
- CHEST: With great width, pectoral muscles very marked. The depth should arrive to a minimum at the elbow, from the profile and from front. The thoracic perimeter will be normally equal to the height at the withers plus 45%s. Ribs very arched.
-LOWER LINE: Lightly tucked, never descending.
-TAIL: Thick base, narrowing until the tip and not surpassing the hock. Insertion medium. In action it rises in shape of a saber, without coiling or pointing toward the back. It in rest hangs straight with a slight curve in the tip.
EXTREMITIES:
FRONT LIMBS:
· Shoulders: With good inclination.
· Forelimbs: Well angulated, oblique and perfectly composed, straight, of wide bones and with good musculature
· Elbows: They should not be affixed to the chest or pointing outward. The distance of the elbow to the ground normally represents 50% of the total height in the males and somewhat less in the females.
· Metacarpals: Very solid and slightly inclined.
· Front Feet: Cat foot with rounded toes, not very close together. The pads are well developed and black. The nails are dark, white is undesirable, although they can appear according to the coat.
HIND LIMBS: Strong and parallel, without deviations.
· Thigh: Long and very muscular. The angulations is not pronounced, but without being scarce.
· Hocks: Always low.
· Rear Feet: Slightly longer than the front and of the same characteristics.
MOVEMENT: The movement should be agile, elastic and cover a lot of ground. Long steps. The carriage of the tail is low and barely rises above the dorsal line. At attention, the position of the head and the tail is raised.
SKIN: Thick and elastic. Loose in and around the neck. When alert it forms several symmetrical wrinkles in the middle furrow between the front sinuses like axis in the head.
COAT:
- HAIR: Short, rustic, very flat, without undercoat (at times might be found, in neck and buttocks) and with a certain harshness to the touch. Is very short and fine in the ears, slightly longer in the withers and crest of the buttocks.
- COLOR: Brindle all ranges, from dark very warm tones to the very light gray or blond. Fawn to sandy in all ranges. Markings can appear on the chest, at the base of the neck or throat, on front and rear toes, it is desirable that it is reduced as much as possible.
Mask always black and should not surpasses the height of the eyes.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
- Height to the Withers:
Males: 60 to 65 cm.(23.5-25.5 in.) Females: 56 to 61 cm. (22-24 in.)
In the case of very typical specimens, a 1cm deviation from the set maximum and minimum will be allowed.
-Minimum Weights:
Males: 50 kg (110 lbs) Females: 40 kg ( 88 lbs)
FAULTS: Any deviation of the afore mentioned is considered a fault and the seriousness of it is considered to the degree of deviation from the standard.
SLIGHT FAULTS:
- Excessive wrinkles in the craniofacial region, which does not spoil the expression.
- Pincer bite.
SERIOUS FAULTS:
- Head that doesn't complete the established proportion.
- Craniofacial lines very convergent (excessive stop, very marked).
- Mask that surpasses the eyes.
- Front and rear feet turned inward or outward.
- Lips excessively hanging, limited or forward
- Equal height croup-withers.
- Excessive dewlap.
- Drooping lids.
- Dorsonasal roach.
- Very scarce or excessive angulations.
- Descending lower line.
- Chest not very deep.
- Splayed feet.
- High tail insertion.
- Fine tail.
- Slender bones.
VERY SERIOUS FAULTS:
- Square profile.
- Head triangular, narrow, not cubed.
- Slight appearance.
- Tail coiled, very fine, of the same thickness the entire length or deformed.
- Very short or excessive size.
- Saddled or roached top line.
- Scarce posterior chest. Weak front. Ribs not well arched.
- Absence of wrinkles in the facial cranium region (tight skin without elasticity).
- Eyes light (yellow). Eyes very close together or oblique. Protruding or sunken.
- Excessive prognathism.
- Absence of any tooth (except the P.1).
- Ears set very high.
- Cranium round or arched.
- Craniofacial lines divergent.
- Hair satiny and fine.
- Poor mask.
- Neck long, not massive.
ELIMINATORY FAULTS:
- Character unbalanced and any indication of aggressiveness.
- Total depigmentation of the nose or inside of the lips.
- Total absence of mask.
- Undesirable white markings.
- Overbite.
- Croup lower than the withers, descending dorsal line.
- Blue eyes or with different colors.
- Amputated tail.
- Monorchids or crypt orchids
- Under developed chest, (Cathedral chest).
NOTE: The males should have two testicles of normal appearance and completely descended in the scrotum.
Accepted FCI June 3, 2001
FCI STANDARD #346 Dogo Canario, Canarian Dog
ORIGIN: SPAIN
UTILIZATION: Guardian and cattle dog.
CLASSIFICATION F.C.I.: Group 2 Section 2.1: Molosser – Type: Dogo
BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: Molosser dog native of the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, in the Canary Archipelago. Emerging as a result of crosses between the "majorero", a pre-Hispanic cattle dog originating from the islands, and molosser dogs brought to the archipelago.
These crosses originated an ethnic grouping of dogs of “dogo” type, of medium size, of brindle or fawn color, marked with white, of robust morphology, characteristic of a molosser, but with agility and drive Of tremendous temperament, rustic and of an active and loyal character.
During the XVI and XVII centuries their population increased considerably. Numerous mentions of them exist in the historical texts prior to the conquest, mainly in the “Documents of the Town Council” which explained the functions that they fulfilled. Essentially they functioned as a guardian and cattle dog, as well subdued the cattle for the butchers.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: Molosser dog of medium size, well balanced, of straight profile, with a black mask. Rustic and well proportioned. It is mesomorphic; the body is longer than the height to the withers. Females accentuate this characteristic being slightly longer.
TEMPERAMENT/ BEHAVIOR: Their appearance is calm. Attentive gaze. Especially equipped for the function of guarding and traditionally used for the handling and driving of cattle. Their temperament is balanced and of great self-security. Serious and profound bark. He is gentle and noble with his family, with great affection to his owner, and suspicious with strangers.
Expression is confident, noble and a little distant. When alert his attitude is very firm and the gaze watchful.
HEAD: Is massive, Brach cephalic, of solid appearance, and covered with loose hanging skin. Its shape is a somewhat lengthened cube.
The proportions of cranium-muzzle are 60%- 40%. The width of the cranium is 3/5 of the total longitude of the head.
CRANIAL REGION:
- CRANIUM: Lightly convex in anteroposterior and transversal directions, although the frontal bone is flatten to the plane. Zygomatic arch very pronounced, with well developed temporal and mastoid muscles, but without being pronounced. The occipital crest is unappreciable.
- NASOFRONTAL DEPRESSION (STOP): Defined, but not abrupt. The middle furrow between the frontal sinuses is marked and occupies approximately two thirds of the cranium. The craniofacial lines are parallel or lightly convergent.
FACIAL REGION:
- MUZZLE: Shorter than the cranium. Normally 40% of the total head. The width is 2/3 of the cranium. It is of very wide base and diminishes slightly toward the nose. The nasal line is flat, of straight profile and without ridges.
- NOSE: Wide, strongly pigmented in black. It is inserted on the same line as the nasal cana. The front is set slightly behind the front of the lips. The nostrils are large, appropriate for easy breathing.
- LIPS: The upper lips hang, but without excess and when viewed from the front form an inverted “V” where they join. The interior lips are dark.
- MANDIBLE/ TEETH: Scissor bite. Level bite is accepted although not desirable due to the tooth ware that it causes. Slight pragmatism permitted. The canines show wide transverse distance. The teeth are wide, with a strong base of implantation, with large molars, small incisors and well-developed and correct fitting canines.
-EYES: Slightly oval, medium to large size, well separated, brevilineal, neither sunken nor bulging. They are well pigmented in black and tight, never drooping. The color fluctuates between medium to dark chestnut, in accordance with the color of the coat. Never light.
- EARS: Of medium size, well separated, with short and fine hair, they drop effortlessly to both sides of the head. If they are folded, they are rose shaped, close fitting to the head. The base is at a point slighter higher than the eye line. Ears set very high and joined are atypical and excessively crowd the top of the cranium. If cropped they are erect.
NECK: Somewhat shorter than the total length of the head. The lower portion presents loose skin that contributes to the formation of a slight dewlap. It is solid, straight, cylindrical and very muscular.
BODY: Straight lined, wide, deep, the length is 18-20% longer than the height at the withers, this being more accentuated in females. The flanks are not very marked.
- TOP LINE: Straight, without deformities, supported by well developed, but not very visible musculature. It ascends slightly from withers to the croup. Never saddled nor roached.
- CROUP: Medium, wide and rounded. It should not be long, because it would limit movement. Females normally wider.
- CHEST: With great width, pectoral muscles very marked. The depth should arrive to a minimum at the elbow, from the profile and from front. The thoracic perimeter will be normally equal to the height at the withers plus 45%s. Ribs very arched.
-LOWER LINE: Lightly tucked, never descending.
-TAIL: Thick base, narrowing until the tip and not surpassing the hock. Insertion medium. In action it rises in shape of a saber, without coiling or pointing toward the back. It in rest hangs straight with a slight curve in the tip.
EXTREMITIES:
FRONT LIMBS:
· Shoulders: With good inclination.
· Forelimbs: Well angulated, oblique and perfectly composed, straight, of wide bones and with good musculature
· Elbows: They should not be affixed to the chest or pointing outward. The distance of the elbow to the ground normally represents 50% of the total height in the males and somewhat less in the females.
· Metacarpals: Very solid and slightly inclined.
· Front Feet: Cat foot with rounded toes, not very close together. The pads are well developed and black. The nails are dark, white is undesirable, although they can appear according to the coat.
HIND LIMBS: Strong and parallel, without deviations.
· Thigh: Long and very muscular. The angulations is not pronounced, but without being scarce.
· Hocks: Always low.
· Rear Feet: Slightly longer than the front and of the same characteristics.
MOVEMENT: The movement should be agile, elastic and cover a lot of ground. Long steps. The carriage of the tail is low and barely rises above the dorsal line. At attention, the position of the head and the tail is raised.
SKIN: Thick and elastic. Loose in and around the neck. When alert it forms several symmetrical wrinkles in the middle furrow between the front sinuses like axis in the head.
COAT:
- HAIR: Short, rustic, very flat, without undercoat (at times might be found, in neck and buttocks) and with a certain harshness to the touch. Is very short and fine in the ears, slightly longer in the withers and crest of the buttocks.
- COLOR: Brindle all ranges, from dark very warm tones to the very light gray or blond. Fawn to sandy in all ranges. Markings can appear on the chest, at the base of the neck or throat, on front and rear toes, it is desirable that it is reduced as much as possible.
Mask always black and should not surpasses the height of the eyes.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
- Height to the Withers:
Males: 60 to 65 cm.(23.5-25.5 in.) Females: 56 to 61 cm. (22-24 in.)
In the case of very typical specimens, a 1cm deviation from the set maximum and minimum will be allowed.
-Minimum Weights:
Males: 50 kg (110 lbs) Females: 40 kg ( 88 lbs)
FAULTS: Any deviation of the afore mentioned is considered a fault and the seriousness of it is considered to the degree of deviation from the standard.
SLIGHT FAULTS:
- Excessive wrinkles in the craniofacial region, which does not spoil the expression.
- Pincer bite.
SERIOUS FAULTS:
- Head that doesn't complete the established proportion.
- Craniofacial lines very convergent (excessive stop, very marked).
- Mask that surpasses the eyes.
- Front and rear feet turned inward or outward.
- Lips excessively hanging, limited or forward
- Equal height croup-withers.
- Excessive dewlap.
- Drooping lids.
- Dorsonasal roach.
- Very scarce or excessive angulations.
- Descending lower line.
- Chest not very deep.
- Splayed feet.
- High tail insertion.
- Fine tail.
- Slender bones.
VERY SERIOUS FAULTS:
- Square profile.
- Head triangular, narrow, not cubed.
- Slight appearance.
- Tail coiled, very fine, of the same thickness the entire length or deformed.
- Very short or excessive size.
- Saddled or roached top line.
- Scarce posterior chest. Weak front. Ribs not well arched.
- Absence of wrinkles in the facial cranium region (tight skin without elasticity).
- Eyes light (yellow). Eyes very close together or oblique. Protruding or sunken.
- Excessive prognathism.
- Absence of any tooth (except the P.1).
- Ears set very high.
- Cranium round or arched.
- Craniofacial lines divergent.
- Hair satiny and fine.
- Poor mask.
- Neck long, not massive.
ELIMINATORY FAULTS:
- Character unbalanced and any indication of aggressiveness.
- Total depigmentation of the nose or inside of the lips.
- Total absence of mask.
- Undesirable white markings.
- Overbite.
- Croup lower than the withers, descending dorsal line.
- Blue eyes or with different colors.
- Amputated tail.
- Monorchids or crypt orchids
- Under developed chest, (Cathedral chest).
NOTE: The males should have two testicles of normal appearance and completely descended in the scrotum.
Accepted FCI June 3, 2001
UKC Standard Perro de Presa Canario
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PERRO DE PRESA CANARIO
Characteristics
Serious Fault: Unstable temperament Head
Fault: Excessive wrinkling. Serious faults: Skull and muzzle not in correct proportion, abrupt stop. SKULL – The skull is cube-shaped, broad and slightly domed, but without occipital protuberance. The width of the skull is about 3/5 of the length from occiput to nose. Zygomatic arch is very pronounced and there is a deep median furrow that diminishes in depth from the stop to the occiput. Cheek muscles are well developed without being pronounced. MUZZLE – The muzzle forms a smaller cube that tapers just slightly from stop to nose. The length of the muzzle is roughly 2/5 of the length of the head, while the width is about 2/3 as wide as the skull. The bridge of the muzzle is flat and straight. Lips are moderately thick and pendulous with black pigment. The top lip should fall naturally over the lower without excessive flews. Viewed from the front, the lips form an inverted “V” where they join. TEETH – The Perro de Presa Canario has a complete set of evenly spaced teeth, set in a wide jaw. A scissors or reverse scissors bite is preferred. A level or slightly undershot bite is acceptable. Fault: Missing any tooth other than the first premolar. Serious fault: Excessively undershot bite. Disqualification: Overshot bite. NOSE – The nose is wide and black. In profile, the nose fits cleanly into the square formed by the nasal bone and the front plane of the muzzle. The nose does not protrude beyond the front plane of the muzzle, which would give a snipey look to the head. EYES – Eyes are slightly oval, set level and wide apart, and range in color from medium to dark brown, in accordance with coat color. Eyelids are close-fitting and black. Serious faults: Light eyes, droopy eyelids, eyes set close together or obliquely. Disqualifications: Blue, gray, or yellow eyes, non-matching eyes. EARS – Ears are of medium size, set just above the line of the eye and wide apart, and covered with short, fine hair. Ears may be natural or cropped. The natural ears may be pendent or rose. Pendent ears drop effortlessly to the sides of the head, and rose ears are close fitting. Cropped ears are erect. Fault: High set ears. Neck
Serious faults: Excessive dewlap, long or weak neck. Forequarters
FORELEGS - Front legs are straight, well muscled, and heavy boned. Pasterns are strong, short, and nearly vertical. Body
Serious faults: Shallow chest, croup and withers equal height, body too short, swayback, roach back. Disqualification: Croup lower than withers. Hindquarters
Serious faults: Overangulation, sickle hocks, cow hocks. Feet
Fault: Splayed feet. Tail
Serious faults: Fine tail, curly or blunt tail, low tail set. Disqualification: Docked tail. Coat
Serious faults: Satiny, fine coat. Disqualification: Any color or pattern other than those described. Color
Serious fault: Mask that extends over the eyes. Disqualifications: Absence of dark mask, white markings covering more than 20% of the dog, coat color or pattern other than described above. Size
Gait
Disqualifications
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Breed Standard of the Presa Canario
(reccomended by the Spanish Club of the Presa Canario)
1. DENOMINATION AND SYNONIMY
Denomination: PRESA CANARIO
Synonimy: In Tenerife he is also called “Perro Basto”, or “Verdino”, for those specimens with brindle coat.
2. ORIGIN AND DIFFUSION OF THE BREED
Molosser dog original to the Canary Islands. In the Agreements of the Council of Tenerife, in the Ordinances of Tenerife, and in the Agreements of the Council of Fuerteventura, since the XVI Century, there is evidence, among other dog breeds, about “presa” (catch) type dogs. The most logical conclusion is to think that this dog was introduced into the Canaries by the Spanish conquerors and settlers. Then, thanks to time and isolation it led to a completely different breed. It should also be considered that, because of the influence of other bull-breeds imported from other countries (Great Britain, Cuba, etc.), his typology was in someway modified.
It is certain that this catch dog, of voluminous body and head, quite lymphatic, and of extraordinary temperament, was utilized in the Canarian Archipelago for the guarding of farms, for the custody of the bovine cattle and as an auxiliary of the butcher for the sacrifice of the bovines.
Through this evolution, since the end of the XIX Century, of what we may consider the modern presa dog breed, is drawn the outline from a breed point of view, of the influence of the Majorero cattle dog or Bardino Majorero, who is the one that gives him that peculiar characteristic which makes the Presa Canario different from the other molosser breeds.
In the last decades he has been frequently used as fighting dog.
The uninterrupted work of breeding has managed that the Presa Canario is now widely spread and at the present moment is bred and selected with the concept of a breed.
3. GENERAL ASPECT AND CHARACTER
1. Overall description (general characteristics )
Medium sized, eumetric dog, with a straight profile. Of rustic appearance and well-proportioned. It is a mesomorph whose trunk is longer than its height at its withers. The bitches are of slightly longer lines.
Massive head, of square shape and wide cranium. The upper lips cover the lower ones. Black mouth lining. Strong teeth, of wide implantation and well inserted. Brown eyes, of medium size. Highly set ears. Cylindrical neck, very muscular and covered with a thick loose, elastic skin. Double dewlap, not excessive. Highly set tail. Wide and very ample chest. Moderately tucked belly. Perfectly composed front limbs with wide and strong bones and pronounced angulations which guarantee a good cushioning and a long trot . Cat-like feet. Powerful, muscular back limbs, with medium angulations and correctly composed, with cat-like feet slightly longer than the front ones. Thick elastic skin. Short hair, with no undercoat, slightly rough. Brindle, fawn and black. Generally black mask.
2. Character and aptitude
His aspect is very powerful. Harsh gaze. Especially gifted for the guard and defense tasks and traditionally for bovine cattle herding. Strong temperament. Able fighter, behaviour that shows for atavism. Deep and serious bark. Is tame and noble in the family and distrustful of strangers. In the past he was especially used as fighting dog.
4. MORPHOLOGY
1. Height to the withers
Males: from 61 to 66 cm. ( from 24 to 26 inches)
Females: from 57 to 62 cm. (from 22.4 to 24.4 inches)
The specimen that may exceed the height limits should show a correct proportion between the size of the limbs and the volume of the trunk.
2. Head
Of brachiocephalic type. Cuboid tendency. Solid appearance. The proportion cranium-face is of 6 to 4. The frontal-nasal depression is slighly pronounced.
Average length: 25 cm. (9.8 inches)
2.1 Cranium
Convex from front to back and crosswise. Flat frontal bone. Very pronounced zygomatic arch, with a great development of the temporal and mastoid muscles of the suborbital region. The middle furrow between the frontal sinuses is marked. The occipital crest is pratically erased by the nape muscles.
Average cepahlic perimeter: 60 cm. (23.6 inches)
2.2 Muzzle
Shorter than the cranium. Normally, 40% of the whole head. It is very wide, in prolongation of the craium. The craniofacial lines are parallel or slightly convergent.
2.3 Nose
Wide, strongly pigmented black. With well opened orifices
2.4 Lips
Lips: of medium thickness and fleshy. The upper slightly hanging and in their conjunction, seen in front, they form an inverted V. The mucous membranes are of dark colour, but can be in shades of pink, darker being more desirable. Normally he does not drool.
2.5 Jaws
Teeth with a very strong implantation and well inserted. Generally he does not show prognathism. Scissors or level bite. The incisives and the canines should be well set and aligned. The canines show wide transverse distance.
3.Eyes
Big, rounded, nor sunken nor bulging eyes. Well separated. The color ranges between the medium and dark brown according to the coat color. Eyelids pigmented black, sticked.
4. Ears
Hanging when are complete. Of abrupt start and medium sized, highly inserted. They are kept flat on the cranium or folded in rose shape. When they are cropped, according to tradition, they stand erected or semi-erected and of triangular shape. The specimen with complete ears will compete equally with those having cropped ears.
5. Neck
Cylindrical, straight, massive and very muscular, especially in the upper part. Is somewhat short and his inferior part shows loose skin which contributes to the formation of a slightly dewlap. Average length: between 18 to 20 cm. (from 7.1 to 7.9 inches).
6. Front limbs
Perfectly composed, with wide bones and covered by powerful and visible muscles. The elbows should not be nor too much affixed to the rib cage nor pointing outwards. Cat-like, tight feet. Solid nails, black or white, depending on the coat color.
Average of the forearm: 23 cm. (9.1 inches)
Average of the front limbs bone: 14 cm. (5.5 inches)
7. Trunk
Its length normally exceeds the height to the withers by about 10% to 12%. Wide chest and of great amplitude with well marked pectoral muscles. Seen in profile it must reach at least to the elbow. The thoracic perimiter will be normally equal to the height at the withers more a 1/3 of the same, even if it is desirable to exceed this proportion. Very arched ribs. The overall thoracic build has a cylindrical tendency.
Average thoracic perimeter: 88 cm. (34.6 inches)
7.1 Top-line
Straight, slighly ascending towards the croup. Apparent saddle on the back, just behind the withers.
7.2 Croup
Straight, medium and wide. The height at the croup is generally 1,5 cm. (0.6 inches) higher than that at the withers.
7.3 Flanks
Slightly marked, barely perceptible
7.4 Belly
Moderately tucked drawing an arched line in prolongation of the rib cage.
7.5 Sexual organs
The male should show a complete and perfect development of both testicles. The scrotum should be tucked.
8. Tail
Of high insertion, flexible, thick at start, it goes narrowing till the hock. In action, it rises in shape of a saber, with its end towards the front, but without coiling.
9. Back limbs
Powerful, perfectly composed frontally and in profile. Long and very muscular thighs. Medium angulations. Cat-like feet. Normally he does not show any spurs. Low hooks and without deviations.
The presence of the spur may take away score, but it is not an eliminatory fault.
10. Coat
10.1 Hair
Short in all its length, generally thicker at the withers, throat and crest of the buttocks. Without undercoat. Compact in correspondence of the tail. Of rustic aspect, it shows some harshness to the touch.
10.2 Colour
All range of brindle, from the very warm dark to the very light grey or blond. Black. All range of fawn, till the sandy.
Occasionally it may show markings around the neck which may arrive till the cranium (“acollarados”), in the extremities (“calzados”), even if it is desirable that the presence of the white is as reduced as possible.
Generally shows white markings on the chest, little or big ones. The mask is always of dark colour and may arrive till the height of the eyes.
11. Weight
Average of the males: from 45 to 57 Kg. ( from 99 to 125 lbs. )
Average of the females: from 40 to 50 kg. ( from 88 to 110 lbs. )
12. Faults
12.1 Slight faults
Height at the croup equal to the height at the withers
Slight prognathism
Excessive wrinkles in the craniofacial region
Presence of spurs
Light eyes
Atypical bark
12.2 Serious faults
Scarce pigmentation of the nose
Excessively hanging lips
Two eyes of different colour
Excessive prognathism
Specimen with a slight sighthound aspect.
Front and rear feet turning inward or outward
Absence of premolars
Unbalanced character, shyness, etc.
Weak appearance and poor build
Head with incorrect proportions cranium – muzzle
Coiling tail, of the same thickness in its length, cut out or deformed.
12.3 Eliminatory faults
Monorchid, chryptorchid or castrated specimens
White markings exceeding 30 % or with markings on the back.
Enognathism.
Total depigmentation of the nose or labial mucosa
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(reccomended by the Spanish Club of the Presa Canario)
1. DENOMINATION AND SYNONIMY
Denomination: PRESA CANARIO
Synonimy: In Tenerife he is also called “Perro Basto”, or “Verdino”, for those specimens with brindle coat.
2. ORIGIN AND DIFFUSION OF THE BREED
Molosser dog original to the Canary Islands. In the Agreements of the Council of Tenerife, in the Ordinances of Tenerife, and in the Agreements of the Council of Fuerteventura, since the XVI Century, there is evidence, among other dog breeds, about “presa” (catch) type dogs. The most logical conclusion is to think that this dog was introduced into the Canaries by the Spanish conquerors and settlers. Then, thanks to time and isolation it led to a completely different breed. It should also be considered that, because of the influence of other bull-breeds imported from other countries (Great Britain, Cuba, etc.), his typology was in someway modified.
It is certain that this catch dog, of voluminous body and head, quite lymphatic, and of extraordinary temperament, was utilized in the Canarian Archipelago for the guarding of farms, for the custody of the bovine cattle and as an auxiliary of the butcher for the sacrifice of the bovines.
Through this evolution, since the end of the XIX Century, of what we may consider the modern presa dog breed, is drawn the outline from a breed point of view, of the influence of the Majorero cattle dog or Bardino Majorero, who is the one that gives him that peculiar characteristic which makes the Presa Canario different from the other molosser breeds.
In the last decades he has been frequently used as fighting dog.
The uninterrupted work of breeding has managed that the Presa Canario is now widely spread and at the present moment is bred and selected with the concept of a breed.
3. GENERAL ASPECT AND CHARACTER
1. Overall description (general characteristics )
Medium sized, eumetric dog, with a straight profile. Of rustic appearance and well-proportioned. It is a mesomorph whose trunk is longer than its height at its withers. The bitches are of slightly longer lines.
Massive head, of square shape and wide cranium. The upper lips cover the lower ones. Black mouth lining. Strong teeth, of wide implantation and well inserted. Brown eyes, of medium size. Highly set ears. Cylindrical neck, very muscular and covered with a thick loose, elastic skin. Double dewlap, not excessive. Highly set tail. Wide and very ample chest. Moderately tucked belly. Perfectly composed front limbs with wide and strong bones and pronounced angulations which guarantee a good cushioning and a long trot . Cat-like feet. Powerful, muscular back limbs, with medium angulations and correctly composed, with cat-like feet slightly longer than the front ones. Thick elastic skin. Short hair, with no undercoat, slightly rough. Brindle, fawn and black. Generally black mask.
2. Character and aptitude
His aspect is very powerful. Harsh gaze. Especially gifted for the guard and defense tasks and traditionally for bovine cattle herding. Strong temperament. Able fighter, behaviour that shows for atavism. Deep and serious bark. Is tame and noble in the family and distrustful of strangers. In the past he was especially used as fighting dog.
4. MORPHOLOGY
1. Height to the withers
Males: from 61 to 66 cm. ( from 24 to 26 inches)
Females: from 57 to 62 cm. (from 22.4 to 24.4 inches)
The specimen that may exceed the height limits should show a correct proportion between the size of the limbs and the volume of the trunk.
2. Head
Of brachiocephalic type. Cuboid tendency. Solid appearance. The proportion cranium-face is of 6 to 4. The frontal-nasal depression is slighly pronounced.
Average length: 25 cm. (9.8 inches)
2.1 Cranium
Convex from front to back and crosswise. Flat frontal bone. Very pronounced zygomatic arch, with a great development of the temporal and mastoid muscles of the suborbital region. The middle furrow between the frontal sinuses is marked. The occipital crest is pratically erased by the nape muscles.
Average cepahlic perimeter: 60 cm. (23.6 inches)
2.2 Muzzle
Shorter than the cranium. Normally, 40% of the whole head. It is very wide, in prolongation of the craium. The craniofacial lines are parallel or slightly convergent.
2.3 Nose
Wide, strongly pigmented black. With well opened orifices
2.4 Lips
Lips: of medium thickness and fleshy. The upper slightly hanging and in their conjunction, seen in front, they form an inverted V. The mucous membranes are of dark colour, but can be in shades of pink, darker being more desirable. Normally he does not drool.
2.5 Jaws
Teeth with a very strong implantation and well inserted. Generally he does not show prognathism. Scissors or level bite. The incisives and the canines should be well set and aligned. The canines show wide transverse distance.
3.Eyes
Big, rounded, nor sunken nor bulging eyes. Well separated. The color ranges between the medium and dark brown according to the coat color. Eyelids pigmented black, sticked.
4. Ears
Hanging when are complete. Of abrupt start and medium sized, highly inserted. They are kept flat on the cranium or folded in rose shape. When they are cropped, according to tradition, they stand erected or semi-erected and of triangular shape. The specimen with complete ears will compete equally with those having cropped ears.
5. Neck
Cylindrical, straight, massive and very muscular, especially in the upper part. Is somewhat short and his inferior part shows loose skin which contributes to the formation of a slightly dewlap. Average length: between 18 to 20 cm. (from 7.1 to 7.9 inches).
6. Front limbs
Perfectly composed, with wide bones and covered by powerful and visible muscles. The elbows should not be nor too much affixed to the rib cage nor pointing outwards. Cat-like, tight feet. Solid nails, black or white, depending on the coat color.
Average of the forearm: 23 cm. (9.1 inches)
Average of the front limbs bone: 14 cm. (5.5 inches)
7. Trunk
Its length normally exceeds the height to the withers by about 10% to 12%. Wide chest and of great amplitude with well marked pectoral muscles. Seen in profile it must reach at least to the elbow. The thoracic perimiter will be normally equal to the height at the withers more a 1/3 of the same, even if it is desirable to exceed this proportion. Very arched ribs. The overall thoracic build has a cylindrical tendency.
Average thoracic perimeter: 88 cm. (34.6 inches)
7.1 Top-line
Straight, slighly ascending towards the croup. Apparent saddle on the back, just behind the withers.
7.2 Croup
Straight, medium and wide. The height at the croup is generally 1,5 cm. (0.6 inches) higher than that at the withers.
7.3 Flanks
Slightly marked, barely perceptible
7.4 Belly
Moderately tucked drawing an arched line in prolongation of the rib cage.
7.5 Sexual organs
The male should show a complete and perfect development of both testicles. The scrotum should be tucked.
8. Tail
Of high insertion, flexible, thick at start, it goes narrowing till the hock. In action, it rises in shape of a saber, with its end towards the front, but without coiling.
9. Back limbs
Powerful, perfectly composed frontally and in profile. Long and very muscular thighs. Medium angulations. Cat-like feet. Normally he does not show any spurs. Low hooks and without deviations.
The presence of the spur may take away score, but it is not an eliminatory fault.
10. Coat
10.1 Hair
Short in all its length, generally thicker at the withers, throat and crest of the buttocks. Without undercoat. Compact in correspondence of the tail. Of rustic aspect, it shows some harshness to the touch.
10.2 Colour
All range of brindle, from the very warm dark to the very light grey or blond. Black. All range of fawn, till the sandy.
Occasionally it may show markings around the neck which may arrive till the cranium (“acollarados”), in the extremities (“calzados”), even if it is desirable that the presence of the white is as reduced as possible.
Generally shows white markings on the chest, little or big ones. The mask is always of dark colour and may arrive till the height of the eyes.
11. Weight
Average of the males: from 45 to 57 Kg. ( from 99 to 125 lbs. )
Average of the females: from 40 to 50 kg. ( from 88 to 110 lbs. )
12. Faults
12.1 Slight faults
Height at the croup equal to the height at the withers
Slight prognathism
Excessive wrinkles in the craniofacial region
Presence of spurs
Light eyes
Atypical bark
12.2 Serious faults
Scarce pigmentation of the nose
Excessively hanging lips
Two eyes of different colour
Excessive prognathism
Specimen with a slight sighthound aspect.
Front and rear feet turning inward or outward
Absence of premolars
Unbalanced character, shyness, etc.
Weak appearance and poor build
Head with incorrect proportions cranium – muzzle
Coiling tail, of the same thickness in its length, cut out or deformed.
12.3 Eliminatory faults
Monorchid, chryptorchid or castrated specimens
White markings exceeding 30 % or with markings on the back.
Enognathism.
Total depigmentation of the nose or labial mucosa
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