Phenotype Guide
These pages are designed to be a guide in the understanding of correct and incorrect phenotype in the Dogo Canario though the use of illustrations and photographs where applicable. We hope that you will develop both an understanding of typical breed features as well as serious faults of the breed, including how to identify a dog of impure breeding.
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Normal Morphology

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cranium
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face
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stop
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nose
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lips
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corner of lips
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profile of the face
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eyes
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lids
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ear
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occipital crest
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mastoid
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frontal sinus
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neck
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upper border of the neck
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jowl
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withers
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dorsum
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loin
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croup
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angle of the rump
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shoulder
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distal shoulder
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tip of sternum
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arm
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elbow
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forearm
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carpal
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metacarpal
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toes
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chest
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ribs
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flank
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abdomen
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groin
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thigh
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peak of the buttocks
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knee
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leg
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hock
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metatarsal
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dorsolumbar line
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tail
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Measuring Proportions

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- Continuation of the facial line
- Continuation of the cranial line
- Cranial facial angle
- Cylindrical neck
- The perimeter of the thorax is equal to the height of the withers plus 45%
- Withers
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- Height to the bottom of the chest is 50% of the height to the withers
- Length of the shoulders
- The length of the body is equal to the height at the withers plus 18 or 20%
- Height of the croup
- The dorsolumbar line is straight, ascending lightly toward the croup
- Height to the hock. the hocks are low
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This is an example of correct body proportions:
