THE PERRO DE PRESA CANARIO MORE ALIVE THAN EVER

   The genesis of the present Perro de Presa Canario dates from towards the middle decade of the 70 ´s (century XX).

In 1989 is recognized by the Royal Spanish Canine Society.

 In the month of June 2001 the Federation Cynologique the International (FCI) recognizes the Dogo Canario. New name and new standard, in other words, a new canine breed enter the scope of official Cynophilia (FCI).

 Therefore the Perro de Presa Canario remains outside the officiality.

 I did everything what I was able, so that such absurdity was not committed, and like me other fans and breeder of presas canarios.

 From the foundation of the Spanish Club of the Perro de Presa Canario (1982) their directors developed all a strategy directed to make believe to the public opinion, and the breeders of presas canaries mainly, that their club was the origin and the official representation of the Perro de Presa Canario, when the reality was very different.

The Spanish Club of the Perro de Presa Canario, from its foundation, more than a club of the breed opened to all the fans and breeders, was a kind of private enterprise in which only had place those people  (basically breeders) who accepted their directives.

 In this club never had place the true Perro de Presa Canario, with its traditional coats (include the black one and 30% of white).

For the directors of the CEPRC -till the moment of the change of name of their dog and their club- the eagerness of protagonism and the obsession for sell dogs has been the fundamental thing.

NAME CHANGE BEFORE PUBLIC NOTARY  

In Santa Cruz de Tenerife,  day 25 May 2000, before  Lucas Raya Medina, Notary of the Illustrious College of Las Palmas (Gran Canaria) and  resident  in Santa Cruz  de Tenerife "Is MAKE PUBLIC UNDER NUMBER 2334, THE AGREEMENT ADOPTED BY  UNANIMOUSLY IN ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY CELEBRATED IN THE SOCIAL  SEAT BY THE SPANISH CLUB Of  THE PERRO DE PRESA CANARIO, WITH DATE 27 NOVEMBER OF 1998, IN WHICH WAS ACCORDED TO ADOPT LIKE DENOMINATION OF THEIR DOG, INSTEAD OF PRESA CANARIO, THE ONE OF  DOGO CANARIO".

 If we rely on the dates we will realize that this name change occurred one year and seven months before the FCI recognized the Dogo Canario.

Those of us, that we fought for the Perro de Presa Canario, so that its standard was respected -in which all the traditional coats are admitted-, by its physical and psychical health, by its functionality,  before  those standard and name changes (within the officiality), after obligate reflection, we have stopped and we said to ourselves "but if the Perro de Presa Canario is  more alive than never,  are the directors of the Spanish Club of the Perro de Presa Canario  who have separate  themselves of the Perro de Presa Canario  changing of denomination, before notary, to their club, and the dog that they breed".

But the thing came from time ago, and we denounced it in many occasions.

 The Spanish Club did not respect the standard of the breed recognized and accredited in its day by the Royal Canine Society of Spain: among other things, they did not accept the black coat, nor the 30% of white, etc.

In fact the directors and followers of the CEPRC were not breeding  perro de presa canario  but another thing to which they have ended up calling dogos canarios.

And these dogs and this denomination are foreign to the canarian tradition, and to us that does not interest for nothing.

Therefore, the thing is very clear, the Perro de Presa Canario stays, I dare to say, more alive than ever. And the Dogo Canario initiates, in official way (FCI), its walking in year 2001 as a new canarian canine breed; now we will be see the future that wait him. But that is their matter.

After the exposed thing, is clear that the Perro de Presa Canario follows its natural track - the one that without a doubt belong to him-, and me, like breeder of Perro de Presa Canario (that not of Dogo Canario) I leave the officiality -that till 1998 was of the Perro de Presa Canario in the Royal Canine Society of Spain, from that date not anymore-, to continue breeding the genuine Perro de Presa Canario, with its own standard, etc., etc. Thus, then, in successive our Perros de Presa Canario they will be sell with pedigree LOIC (Book of Origin Irema Curto), with DNA (done in the Faculty of Veterinary of the Complutensian University of Madrid).  Is not necessary to add that our breeding females and stud males they will be free of hip dysplasia with official certificate AVEPA.

 I repeat, the Perro de Presa Canario is the traditional breed, the genuine one, of the Canary Islands, and the Dogo Canario is another dog, that we will see if it survives to the strikes of the time.

                                                                                                               Manuel Curto Gracia