Dogo Canario
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FCI â„–346
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Spain
Males from 50 kg, Females from 40 kg
Males of 60-65 sm, Females of 56-61 sm
From dark to almost white, from red to sand all shades, all colours with white marks or without them; marks can be on a breast, at a throat, in the neck beginning, on fingers; the less than white marks, the better; a dark mask on a muzzle
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This dog occurs from islands Tenerifes and Gran Kanaria, in the Canary Archipelago. Ancestors of a Dogo Canario, possibly, the Majorero Canario, and also hybrids of this breed with the dogs brought on islands is.
These hybrids have generated new pedigree group of dogs of type "mastiff", - the average size, strong and brawny, but extraordinary quick and active is main feature of Molosses.
Within two centuries population of these dogs has considerably increased, breed was unusually popular. Mentions of a Dogo Canario can be found in many historical sources.
The Dogo Canario basically was used as the shepherd and the security guard of a horned cattle. Also many butchers held such dogs to overtake the cattle. The Dogo Canario perfectly consulted and with this task.
Care of a Dogo Canario is very simple: the wool needs to be cleaned a rigid brush, if necessary to wash or simply to wipe a damp rag. She is an attentive and quiet dog with terrible appearance, but at all aggressive.
The Dogo Canario is counterbalanced, gentle with the owner and his family. It is extraordinary betrayed to the owner, suspicious and constrained with strangers.
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