Cane da Presa Meridionale

The Cane da Presa Meridionale (Italian for "Southern Catch Dog") is the old, functional working variant of the Neapolitan Mastiff. It is not recognised by any kennel club.

Cane da Presa Meridionale
1950s "Neapolitan mastiff"
Common nicknamesCane da presa
OriginItaly
Traits
Weight 45-70 kg[1]
Height Male 65-75 cm[1]
Female 63-68 cm[1]
Dog (domestic dog)

Before 1965 there was no distinction between Neapolitan Mastiff, Cane da Presa and Cane Corso, these were simply three different names for the same dog. The modern Neapolitan Mastiff is unlike the original, a dog created by dog shows. Fans of the original mastino have started an organisation which is trying to gather the remaining specimens which would fit the 1965 standard of the Neapolitan Mastiff.[2][1]

This is the second rescue of this proto-race. The first one was in 1946 after WWII which almost brought this working dogs from southern Italy to extinction.[3]

  • Today's cane da presa meridionale
  • Scientific standard for the neapolitan mastiff includes synonyms "cane corso" and "cane da presa". Feb. 26th, 1965.

See also

References
  1. "Standard". Associazione Italiana Cane da Presa Meridionale (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  2. "Neapolitan Mastiffs,Cane Corso and Cane Da Presa Meridionale is the Neapolitan Mastiff worth having?". Dogsarena.net. 11 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  3. Peri, Angelo (23 July 2018). "Vocabolario cremonese italiano". Feraboli. Retrieved 23 July 2018 – via Google Books.
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