Articles and interviews about Presa Canario.

This page will provide general information about the history of the Presa Canario breed, as well as interviews in their original languages.

The Conquistador’s Dogs

When Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas, he opened up a new era of political, military, and economic history. What most people...

Feb 15, 202319 min read

La famosa pelea entre los perros ‘Nerón’ y ‘Fati’ en el campo de fútbol de Barrial con las gradas llenas (en torno a 1963). | FOTO CEDIDA...

Feb 14, 202311 min read

In Tenerife, like in the other islands of the Archipelago, mainly in Gran Canaria, the Presa Canario Dog was used for the guard of houses...

Feb 14, 20235 min read

Every breed of dog is identified and is differentiated from other canine varieties thanks to a number of genotypical and phenotypical...

Feb 14, 20239 min read

In those dates (decade of the 70´s) don Pancho de La Paz Hernandez, nicknamed the King, was around eighty years old -he was born in...

Feb 13, 20237 min read

I. DENOMINACION Y SINONIMIA I.1. Denominación: PRESA CANARIO I.2. Sinonimia: En Tenerife también se le suele llamar “Perro Basto”, o...

Feb 13, 20236 min read

A few years following the conclusion of the conquest of the Canary Archipelago, reference is made in the Documents of the Municipal...

Feb 13, 20235 min read

The domestic animals in the Canarian Archipelago before it was conquered by the Castilian Crown, were part of the aboriginal culture of...

Feb 13, 202312 min read

EARLIEST NOTION OF DOGS IN THE CANARY ISLANDS “Plinio and Estacio Seboso thus named the islands (Canaria), making derive their name from...

Feb 13, 202321 min read