It is very important to look toward the future, but always without
stopping to think of the past. Overalls when we speak of a dog whose
race has been forged throughout hundred of years .There are some theories
on it's origin, and surely, all really have it's part; but a thing if
that is very clear, a specialist has not created it in genetics, neither
a specialized breeder. This form of creating a race, speaks for if alone
of its character, also wrought with many years of work next to the men
in the field.
For a breeder, a priority in the selection of ca de bou, is its character
that it should be calm and very sure of if same, faithful and grateful
to its owner. But although it should demonstrate courage in all moment,
it should never be aggressive to the human treatment. To maintain these
requirements in the character of the future ce de bou is fundamental
so that the race continues having that point to favor that is its functionality.
The ca de bou has been used during centuries for guard and defense of
the homes, and still, nowadays it continues having that same function,
that work for the one which created (besides other works of the field)
the ca de bou it takes in the blood; its master's house is its work
place and its family they are its allied .For these reasons, during
many years they have left eliminating exemplars that didn't respond
to the wanted profile and this natural selection, had given as fruit,
to the ca de bou of our days.
As important as the functionality, the beauty, thing to the one which,
he was not given a lot of important some centuries ago .Today, in the
canine exhibitions it is practically 80% of the punctuation of a race,
their external beauty.
Without going into details of if it is so necessary, the beauty like
the character of the race, yes that should highlight a fundamental part
of this dog, and is their head. Their presentation letter; him first
that it highlights in a ca de bou, it is that solid head, of great size
in relation to the body .But is diferent for diferent sexes, because
the females have the head a few small that the males. Another of the
points of discussion of the standard, because it write that the perimeter
of the skull should be superior to the height of the cross. This in
the males is real, but it lacks a specific measure for the females.
One of the parts of the head that highlight at first sight, is the ears,
located far from the eyes, to a half height, in rose form and when the
dog is not in alert they are thrown back.The total group of all this,
together with a wide, neither very short, neither very long muzzle;
and some penetrating eyes of a brown dark color; they make a spectacular
head that should always be provided to the body .Un muscular and athletic
body, of a half height (58 cm. until the cross) I stress that of athletic,
because a muscular dog, like it can be an English bulldog, he/she doesn't
have the agility neither the necessary speed of a guardian dog.
The bou ca should be agile physical and psychologically, because in
all moment problems can be outlined, and it should look for the but
quick of the solutions. To be but exact, if a dog one night he/she keeps
a house, and some strangers want to assault her, first warn, with barks;
if after everything, these strangers enter in what is their territory,
it will calculate the possibilities of the attack, it will surely maintain
the distáncias, he/she will be bristled the hair and it will
continue grunting to warn that they are in a place that .No doesn't
correspond them we should forget that is a prey dog, and in consecuéncia,
always in last instáncia, it will attack, if with he/she defends
to their owners of an external attack. For this example that I have
outlined, it is very necessary the speed of movements and the mental
agility, of which I feel proud of checking positively in multiple work
tests that I have made.
És a dog that he likes to run whose favorite term is the trot
.Necesita open spaces to spend energy, or some long walks where it can
start to point its articulations. Although it can be still during long
spaces of time in oneself place, thing that demonstrates their temperance
and emotional balance; it is convenient that he/she receives their prizes
to the effort, with walks or trips .De all forms have proven that adapts
to any type of life, thanks to that tranquility that characterizes him/her.
Choosing a bou ca, as inseparable partner, it should be without a doubt,
a firm election. Because besides being known their script very by heart
in the society, it is an extremely affective dog. With this I mean that
you allows to want and it demonstrates in all moment extreme attention
toward their owner, even ending up being lusciously affectionate.
Of some pleasant walks, and a very little propensity to the common illnesses,
surely due to that natural selection of the one that I have spoken to
you before. Total, a sure bet to share adventures, and to increase the
family.
Pedro Sánchez (selection Vistalegre).
www.cadebou-mallorca.com
