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El Presa Canario
by Manuel Martin Bethencourt, 1998

"Se ha procurado en este texto la exposición más clara posible de la evolución del presa canario, su personalidad y morfología a través de una explicación muy gráfica.
Hemos creído que lo verdaderamente primordial y la misión esencial del presente trabajo es dar a conocer el presa canario como raza, definir claramente su imagen y las características de identidad que lo distinguen de otras razas molosoides."

"In this text the clearest possible exposition of the evolution of the presa canario, its character and morphology has been attempted through a very graphical explanation.
We believe that the truly fundamental and essential mission of this work is to present the presa canario like a breed, to define clearly its type and the identifying characteristics that distinguish it from other molossoid breeds."
Extract from the Introduction.

Note: At the present time, this book is only available in Spanish.

Contents

  • Introduction.
  • The primitive dogs of the Islands.
  • Historic notes relating to the existence of the "perro de presa" in the Canaries.
  • The English influence.
  • The presa canario and the legend.
  • The concept of breed.
  • Personality and function of the presa canario.
  • Recent history.
  • Rebreeding and the recuperation of the breed.
  • Presa canario in the present day.
  • Important people in the presa canario.
  • Breed standard of the presa canario. Considerations.
  • Breed standard of the presa canario.
  • Commentaries on the breed standard.
  • Photo gallery.
  • Bibliography.
  • APPENDICES.
  • Esthetic otoplastia or ear cropping on the presa canario.
  • Hip displasia on the presa canario.
  • Guidelines on displasia.
  • Basic training of the perro de presa canario.

167 pages; 116 b/w and colour photos and 34 diagrams.
Price: 4,000 ptas including shipping
To order a copy, please send International Money order for 4,000 ptas (or 30 USD) to:

Club Español del Presa Canario
Presa Canario Book Order
Calle Francisco Miranda 4
El Coromoto
Apartado de Correos, 119
38201 La Laguna
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
Spain

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