Especially suited to guarding and traditionally used for herding cattle. The distance from elbow to ground should be 50% of the height at the withers for males and a little less for females.īEHAVIOR /TEMPERAMENT: Calm appearance attentive expression. The width of the skull is 3/5 of the total length of the head. IMPORTANT PROPORTIONS: The body is longer than the height at the withers this characteristic is more noticeable in the female. GENERAL APPEARANCE: A moderately large sized molossoid, with a rectilinear profile and black mask. These matings produced an ethnical group of mastiff-type dogs, of moderately large size, brindle or fawn with white marking, with a specific molossoid morphology but yet agile and powerful, having a strong temperament, robust and lively, loyal character.ĭuring the XVI and XVII centuries, the number of these dogs increased considerably and numerous references to them in pre-Conquest historical texts, especially in the “Cedularios del Cabildo” (municipal registers), which explain their duties essentially as guard dogs and protectors of cattle. It is believed to be the result of mating between the “majorero”, a prehispanic dog indigenous to these islands, and other molossoids introduced to the Canary Islands. UTILIZATION: Guard dog used for protection of cattle.įCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer –īRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: A molossoid type dog, originating from Tenerife and Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID STANDARD:
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