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OFICIAL DOGO CANARIO'S STANDARD
ANOTHER NAMES IN THE CANARY ISLANDS: - PERRO DE PRESA ------------------------------------------- STANDARD F.C.I. Nš 346/ 15.06.2001/ E ORIGIN: SPAIN DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL STANDARD VALID: 04.06.2001 F.C.I. CLASSIFICATION Group 2: Pinscher and Schnauzer Molosoide Dogs of the mountain and Swiss Boyero type and other breeds. Section 2.1: Dogo type Molosoide
USE
Guard dog and herding of cattle.
GENERAL APPEARANCE Molosoide dog of medium size, eumetric, with a straight profile and black face. Rustic and well proportioned. It is a meso-form whose body is longer than its height at the cross, accentuating its long form, the bitch being slightly longer than the dog.
HEAD Massive and of a brachiochphalic nature, with a heavy appearance, covered in soft loose skin. It has a shape like an elongated bucket. The cranium to face proportion is 60-40% The width of the skull provides 3/5 of the total head length.
CRANIUM REGION -Skull: slightly convex in a front to back curve and transversal, thought the frontal bone tends to be flat. Its width is very similar to its length. The cigomatic arch is very pronounced, with great development with the temporal and masetero muscles but without any projections. The occipital peak is insignificant. -Front nasal depression (stop): Defined but not exaggerated. The middle groove between the frontal sinuses is noticeable and occupies approximately two thirds of the skull. The facial cranial lines are parallel or slightly convergent.
- Muzzle: Shorter than the skull. Normally occupying 40 % of the total size of the head. Its width accounts for two thirds of the skull. It has a wide base and is reduced slightly towards the nose. The nasal dorsal is flat with a straight outline and without elevations. - Lips: the lips are slightly but not excessively hanging, and in their union, a seen from the front form an inverted V shape. The lips are slightly divergent, forming an obtuse angle in relation to the nasal dorsal. The inner lip is a dark colour. -Jaw / Teeth: Scissor bite. A pincer bite is possible although not desirable due to the dental weakening which it causes. A slight protrusion of the lower jaw is possible. There is ample transversal distance between the canines. The teeth are wide, with a very strong implantation into the jaw and their base, the molars are large, the incisors small, and the fangs well developed and of a good fit. -Eyes: Slight oval shape, of medium to large size, well separated and brevilineal being neither sunken nor protruding. The eyes lids are pigmented in black and are tight fitting, never fallen. The colour varies between medium chestnuts brown according to the colour of the coat. They are never pale. -Ears: of medium size, well separated, covered with fine short hair and they fall without effort on both sides of the head. When folded back they are pink. Their implantation is rooted at a point slightly above the line or prolongation of the eye. Ears are typically high up on the head and close together. In countries where their trimming is permitted the ears remained lifted up.
SKIN Thick and having elasticity. Soft at and around the neck. When the dog's attention is captured various symmetrical wrinkles form in the skin in the middle of the head between and above the nose.
The hair is short and flat to the skin without any under hair (although this can sometimes be present on occasions at the neck and buttocks). It is fairly coarse to the touch. The hair at the ears is very short and fine, being slightly longer at the top of the ear and at the buttocks.
The coat is striped, ranging from rich dark grey to light grey or blond. It can be various shades of beige, even sandy coloured. White sometimes can be found on the chest, at the base of the neck or throat, on the feet and toes and toes and at the rear, although it is desirable to have the least amount of white possible.
Dogs: 60 to 65 cm. In the case of very typical examples 1 cm variance on the minimum and maximum wither height is allowed. -Minimum weight: Dogs: 50 kg
Any diversion from the above mentioned criteria is considered to be a fault and the seriousness of such is calculated by how far it varies from the standard requirements.
Excessive amounts of wrinkles in
the
facial/skull area, which don't detract from the dog's
expression.
A head which does not conform to
the
established proportions.
VERY SERIOUS DEFECTS Square outline.
An unbalanced character or any
indication of aggressiveness.
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