The Perro de Presa Canario is a robust breed from the Canary Islands of Spain. The name of the breed is Spanish in origin, translating to “canary catch dog,” and it's often shortened to Presa Canario.

For centuries, farmers on the Canary Islands bred Presa Canarios to use as protection dogs. They also used the hard-working dogs to do jobs around the farm, such as herding sheep and cattle in the ...

The imprisoned owner of the Presa Canario dog that killed a San Francisco woman had bombarded a Canadian dog breeder with requests to buy more of the animals, the kennel's owner said yesterday.

2001-02-07 04:00:00 PDT San Francisco-- The media frenzy surrounding the fatal mauling of a San Francisco woman by a Presa Canario dog could have been bad news for the future of the obscure canine ...

PHILADELPHIA – Callers across America constantly phone the small house in Palmyra, N.J., eager to buy the services of a killer. Stirred and impressed by the 120-pound exotic dog that tore out a ...

As the mauling trial of two San Francisco lawyers nears its conclusion, breeders of the type of vicious dogs that killed lacrosse coach Diane Whipple are caught in a paradox. Business has never been ...

A DANGEROUS dog breed that killed a grandmother in a shocking attack is set to be the first new breed of dog added to Ireland’s restricted list in years, the Irish Sun can reveal. It comes as the ...

Four dogs seized from a Clearwater, B.C., breeder that were on the brink of starvation are now ready to be adopted, but the SPCA says they're not for everyone. When they were seized in January, the ...

EXPERTS yesterday warned the men who crossbred “presweiler” superdogs that they are taking “enormous risks” with the public. Scots James Bell and Mark McCallie bred a rottweiler bitch with a powerful ...