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I honestly believe we should let this thread get back to what the OP posted and their particular issue. I think if you want to talk about Presas you could start a different thread and there would probably we lots of responses from people. And, I am in no way trying to be rude or disrespectful, but since you have never owned a Presa (neither have I) you might enjoy talking to some of the people on this forum that do/have owned Presas. That's why I suggested you start your own thread
Thank you
Hi my name is Kaysha, i own an 11 month old Presa Canario called coco, she's really well trained in terms of obedience, so sitting staying, coming back and fourth from long distances, laying down... all great, and she's amazing at home however she's relatively small for a Presa. over the last few months she has started to be quite intimidating to other dogs, i reckon as she's gotten bigger her confidence has grown, and plus the fact that presa's are very weary of strangers doesn't help.
Kaysha, ditto Musicdeb's advice. I highly recommend not allowing her loose where she may come apon new dogs. Mot all dogs like all other dogs and she may be one of the ones who's less than thrilled with most other dogs. This means that you need to make sure she's never in a position to start a fight.
If she sees a dog, she'll run up to it and often just barks at it and ill call her back and she comes, her hairs on her back are raised so i feel as though she's unsure about strange dogs,
in a few occasions shes nipped other dogs and had scuffles with them, when she does this i submit her and tell her no, but she doesn't seem to go through the stage of acceptance so i feel that she just repeats her behaviour.
also although coco, does listen to commands and do that, i do not feels she does them with eagerness or excitement, and when i give her a command such as sit, she doesn't look at me with, like other dogs look at their owners, asking "whats next?" so to speak. I really need help... I feel like this is a pivotal point in her development, i want to get past this stage so i can be 100 confident in her, these are the only things she needs help with apart from that she's amazing and i love her
* HIJACK* Please do NOT get a Presa, I think sticking with the lab crosses is a much better idea for you. Perpetrating ridiculous stereotypes about breeds you obviously know nothing about is far more damaging then you know. For your killing and maiming comments I know what you are talking about and that had nothing to do with breeds and everything to do with sociopath humans. Given your idea of research and absurd advise based on nothing written, I suggest that you spend less time on Wikipedia and more time getting out and actually speaking and meeting to people who actually have breed knowledge. *END RANT*I do not have a dog atm, but i have had a germen and a shabrador and im thinking about buying a presa, hence ive read ALOT about the breed, No offence taken
