Journal des Voyages from 18th November 1877
Perros de Presa from their times, picture from magazine Journal des Voyages from 18th November 1877. "Lord Bentham assalli par les chiens"
Breed standard: size and dimensions of Presa Canario
Size and dimensions of Presa Canario - I was thinking with numbers to use but because there are so many slight differences in this I decided to stick with original writing of the book I use as reference (M.M.Bethencourt), this numbers are description of what was described as…
Medal from Dog show in early 2000s
A medal from one of the shows from up to 20 years ago (probably around year 2000) from national show in Konin, Poland donated by Presa Awangarda
Presa Canario in movie “Oceano” year 1989
Probably the oldest movie in with we can see Presa Canario. Series named "Oceano" directed by Ruggero Deodato were made in 1988 and movie was released in 1989. Action takes place on island of Lanzarotte and wanting to show first and foremost Presas I couldn't resist to leave…
Presa Canario – general appearance
Presa Canario appearance: it's a dog of medium size of robust body, rectangular profile and appearance of solidity. It's function made it a versatile dog, used in the handling and subjugation of cattle, guarding and protection of property and as participant of pechadas (style of fight invented in…
Character and temperament
I was going to post this as comment on Presa grup but as it would just be scrolled down in a few and lost I thought I'll keep it here. Mys Spanish is of very simple nature, and English isn't my first language so excuse me possible errors…
Presa Canario 100 years ago
Another photograph by Tomas Gomez Bosh (1883-1980) artist from gran Canaria made in the first years of XX century. This picture is in collection of "FEDAC" provided from collection of Nestor Gomez Arroyo. Photography shows man with a dog and was made around years 1910-1920 in Gran Canaria.…