Presa Canario — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Presa Canario — breed standard (FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The breed comes from Spain (the Canary Islands) and is a molossoid dog of medium size with a rectilinear profile and black mask.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI assigns it to Group 2 (Pinscher and Schnauzer, Molossoid and Swiss Mountain/Cattle Dogs), Section 2.1 for the Molossoid Mastiff type, without working trial; its use is a guard dog protecting cattle.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Height at the withers is 61–66 cm for males and 57–62 cm for females; weight is 45–57 kg in males and 40–50 kg in females.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The coat is short, coarse and flat with no undercoat (which may appear on the neck and behind the thighs).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Colours run through all shades of brindle and fawn up to sand, plus black; white markings on the chest, neck, throat and feet are allowed but kept to a minimum, and the mask is always black.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Temperament is severe and attentive, balanced and very self-confident, with a low deep bark; it guards and herds cattle, is obedient and devoted with the family yet suspicious of strangers, and carries a confident, noble, somewhat distant air.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Faults include a pincer bite, excess wrinkles and a claw (minor); severe faults cover anything harming expression or type such as a greyhound-like build, wrong head proportions, a square profile, a triangular head, a thin or curled tail, saddle or roach back, light eyes, excessive undershot mouth, insufficient mask, butterfly nose, and missing teeth other than P1.
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Disqualifications: aggressive or overly shy dogs, clear physical or behavioural abnormality, a fully depigmented nose, unacceptable or over-20% white markings, an overshot mouth, a croup lower than the withers or sloping topline, blue or mismatched eyes, and a cropped tail.