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REPORT: THE PRESA CANARIO IN TENERIFE
by the then president of the Spanish Club of the Presa
Canario Dog Manuel Martín Bethencourt.
The breeder crossed without no racial concept. The only thing that they looked for was that his dog was good guardian and a great fighter that left outside combat the dog which he faced. The color was not important, although there was a great predilection by the brindle, the tiger one, and in smaller degree the fawn ones, both footwear and collared in white. The north zone of Tenerife was the most inclined to this type of spectacles. It is possible that such circumstance had to do with that it was -also at the present time- the one of greater concentration of coarse cattle (bovine canary), whose it struggle was task of the dogs. Peculiarly in this zone, also is denominate to the Presa Canario "Coarse Dog" and frequently "Bordon". Some authors have related this designation like deformation of the word "bulldog".
Some great breeders of the Presa Canario were Juan el Marchante, Andrés el Penínsular, The Guardian from El Ortigal, Gabino, El Caporal, The Guardian from La Esperanza, Luciano and Polo Acosta, owner of famous "Marruecos", that had bought to Juan el Marchante, and of which was claimed was the Champion of the perros de presa. This dog was imported to Tenerife from the Island of La Palma.
In Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the wood hut there was a
species of deposit in which trained dogs for the combat.
In 1975-76 three male units of Gran Canaria are imported to Tenerife, from the locality of Sardina, Felo and Monzón, brindle and fawn respectively, as well as a brother of mother of color fawn, Firpo, all they children of the female named Diana.
On the other hand, were imported from Arucas (Gran
Canaria) a pair of unit, Boby, brindle male, and Piba, fawn female of
the line of Juan Santana. It is the import of these units of Gran
Canaria those that crossing with presas of old lines of Tenerife, as
they were Manolo and Troika of Don Silverio Mesa, Turca of Don Telesforo
Hernandez, etc. settle the lines of present blood in the present time.
From Boby and Piba de Irema Curtó in several litters
proliferate exemplary like Toby, Viva, Tamay I, Tamay II, Patrás, Mora,
etc.
Manolo, male of Don Silverio Mesa was mated with Gara, female of Mr. Quevedo of where is born Drago, of the Dr. Murube del Castillo.
This dog is mated to Mora -daughter of Boby-Piba- of
where Jama, Urma and Caimán are born.
Thus a new stage of crossings began, adding the
descendants of previously mentioned the refreshment of the blood of
Bulldog that contributed unit like Teguise and Campeon. With these
crossings was tried to give structure to them that were slight, due to
the great existing consanguinity.
Crossings with Bullmastiff brindle in 1984 are tried, also with unit product of Bullmastiff-Stafordshire Bull Terrier, although these crossings have little repercussion in re-breed. Also test with DogoArgentino is made, that was complete rejected. example fotos of few different breeds from the beganinng of XX century
Also the crossing of a female, Morita (Felo-Mora de Irema Curtó ) with the Lirio of Don Manuel Alemán, of Arucas (Gran Canaria), contributes blood of Neopolitan Masstiff, although it has not been continued.
As it is deduced off the previously exposed, when being in Tenerife the
fights totally extinguished, are made the crossings taking care of the
phenotype of the reproducers, using a high degree of consanguinity to
fix the type. Like consequence, a high homogeneity in the existing
population has been obtained, but also for this reason problems of
character, structures and dysplasia of hip are appearing. At the present
time, the Spanish Club of the Presa Canary is in the arduous task of
promoting crossings between unit of the two canary provinces, to the
object to unify the type of the Presa Canario in all the region.
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