Hello My name is Guy Howard & I'm a new member to this site; so please allow me a moment to introduce myself. First off I love molosser breeds and my favorite is the Perro de Presa Canario. I had a Presa named Zina for 13yrs. She was the best dog I've ever owned. Intelligent, obedient, fearless, protective & loving. She wanted to do nothing but please me & love & protect my family. She was quite large for a female at 147 lbs, but that did not interfere with her abilities. She was very agile, quick & unbelievably strong. She could catch a rabbit in an open field. I could go on for hours talking about her & the breed but I'll leave that for latter discussions. Unfortunately she got arthritis really bad in her spine & three of her vertebrae fused together in her hip & she had trouble getting up & down for her last year. Towards the end there were nerves being pinched & she started to loose control of her bowels & bladder which caused her to get continuous urinary track infections. The vet said that some of her organs were getting infections. Needless to say I finally had to have her put down & that was one of the hardest things I've ever done. She was a huge part of the family & i felt like I was putting down one of my kids. I miss her very much.

It was 2 yrs ago that I had to put Zina down & now I'm ready for another Presa Canario. I've started looking. I would like to have a male but would not pass up a good female. I do not want to show or breed the dog. Which ever gender I choose I plan to have fixed. I want a good working & family dog. My intentions are to do allot of obedience work then protection training. I'm not one of those people who buy a dog like this throw it in the backyard & tell everyone "look at this big mean looking dog that I've got". My dogs are members of the family, they live in the house, they go out to play. I put allot of time & energy into training my dog. Every day is an opportunity to reenforce the training & rule so that he/she knows their place in the pack. My dog is loved, groomed, bathed, fed & well taken care of. Like I said they are a member of the family.

I am actively looking for a Presa. I don't need a show quality dog but I do expect correct conformation "they must fit the standard such as having a sloping top line were the rear is slightly higher than the shoulders" & I expect correct temperament. If anyone on this forum knows of or has pups I'd be interested in hearing from you. I live in Missouri but shipping is not out of the question. Thank you for your time & please let me know of any available pups preferably males.