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Perro De Presa Canario: Special Rare-Breed Edition : A Comprehensive Owner's Guide

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Withholding the Diane Whipple murder, most people do not know much about this breed of dog. Many people's thoughts towards the Presa is that this dog is more agressive towards people than most dogs its size. I find this viewpoint greatly debatable; Diana Whipple's murder opened up opinions based on one pair of Presa's that were never contained and raised to be over-agressive by a convicted felon set on breeding fighting dogs who gave his dogs to a married couple for holding who had little to no experience with dogs of this nature.

In Spain and throughout the Mediterrean region, one will find Presas who are bred specifically to be gentle towards children and obedient in nature, much like the Boerboel in South Africa. This book touches on the historical aspects of the dog and its health issues from a EUROPEAN standard, not ours, the American. Therefore, we might not be willing to believe what we are reading. This might be due to the fact that our dogs in this country are often overbred and wrongly so due to structural problems in our country's kennel club (after all, our nation's kennel club doesn't even demand physical performance as part of any breed's confirmation).

This book, in my opinion, gives an accurate approach to these dogs from where the book originated. If you are looking to buy a Presa, remember this fact. It is the owner who is most often responsible for the dog's ability to do damage.

As always, remember the author refers to the specimens that have been bred with love and raised with a firm, loving and experienced hand. I will always suggest reading anything Carl Semencic has to say about Presas as well, as he is one of the world's leading authorities on mastiff dogs, and his insight would greatly accompany this book.

If you are experienced in the history of Presas, this book might be a tad mundane. Otherwise, it's a nice, easy read with nice to know information and has pictures I enjoyed viewing. And remember as always, purchase a dog of this caliber from a European breeder or an American breeder or a rescue club who is recommended by the Presa society on the web as you will find on the Molosser Web Ring.

Well, beeing one out of two (I think..) books on the Perro de Presa Canario its probably not a great selling argue to be "a true fan`s choice". Its better to say that this book gives something of everything. Training, behavior, health and training is just a few topics cowered in this great book. Also a long section about history gives a more in depth understanding of the temprament of the Presa. I surley injoied it tremendusly, and would recommend it to anyone interessted in educating themselves on this magnifisent breed.

A must read an a book that should be added to one home's library for those researching a possible family dog companion and guardian and or Dog Fanicer of Working Dog Breeds . In addition, beautiful photos of various Presas. Its author Manuel Curto Gracia is a breeder an expert from the Canary Islands who has played a part in introducing the Presa to Dog Lovers throughout the world .

I purchased this book during the first week of owning my new presa puppy. Although I was somewhat familiar with the breed through internet research and message boards, it was good to have a hardcover book that covered the history of the breed as well as on that provided information to the presa owner on what to expect throughout the life of my pet. It gave excellent tips on how to deal with the behavior of a presa from the chewing and jumping my puppy does right on through to the aggression I hope I never experience with my dog. Thanks for the solid foundation. I wish there were more pictures on what the dogs look like each month from the time they are born until they are adults. All in all, I think it's a great book and I'm glad to have it as a reference.

Considering it is about the Presa and not your average large dog breed, this book lacks information which is relavent to owning a Presa. The Presa isn't the same as a Rottweiler or dobermann, but reading this book would lead you to thinking that they are. The Presa has much more potential to be aggressive towards people and animals than your average large dog does, but there is no meantion/indication that this is so. Manuel Curto (author) is just premoting his Presa breed with out actually providing IMPORTANT information that should be known to every one considering the purchase of a Perro de Presa Canario.

Hello, I had readed this book and the first who write in spanish.
For the people who don't know about the presa canario, I want to said, that this is the true of the real presa canario.
If youread this,maybe,you can understand what is the diference between the real presa canario and the pit-cross or other mixtures with the name of presa.

I really enjoy this book, I read it often. Kennel Club Books are great books, this book has lot's of info

This was a solid book on the breed. It was factual and mostly specific to the presa canario, although there was a lot of boilerplate in the training and health sections. But it was a good introduction for anyone interested in the breed. The pictures were top-notch.

Although the training section was good, it is really just an introduction to the topics -- a novice should get a more in-depth book or professional advice.

This is the only book I have found on this breed of dog. Very informative.

This easy to read book provides all the information you need about this rare breed. It's complete with photos, training tips, diagrams and fascinating as well as essential information.