Libro Razas Españolas

IV. Head CRANIAL REGION The shape of the skull is wide, of a blunt cone. The direction of the longitudinal upper axes of the skull and the muzzle are sloped and slightly diverging (A-E y B-A). The upper outline lightly convex (A-E). Superciliary ridges. The shape of the frontal cavities is lightly pronounced, keeping the slope in triangle from the front to the muzzle. The protuberance of the occipital crest well marked. The degree of the naso-frontal depression “stop” little marked. FACIAL REGION Nose: Wide, black, sloped inwards (C-G). Muzzle: Slightly smaller than the skull (B-A). Knife-shape profile, keeps the line of the nose with relation to the head (C-G), having a conical shape, slightly thick-lipped, slightly sloped naso-frontal profile (A-B), the same as the cranio-facial line (A-F). Dark mucous. Lips: Gathered, thin and close, pigmented in its outer part. Jaws/Teeth: Triangular base jaws, powerful; complete teeth, with wide base and well aligned, scissor bite, without prognathism. Cheeks: Without overhangs, flat and close to the bones. Eyes: Medium size, slightly small, oval. Hazel or almond colour, accepting the tonalities from yellow to dark brown; pigmented rims, usually black and also slate grey. Frontally placed, to the height of the cranio-facial angle. Ears: Back and high insertion, over the level of the eyes. Its line is irregularly triangular from the base to the tip, with the characteristic of bending them, in a way that the ear holes are shown. It markedly shows a double fold: the first is the one that tights it on the base of the skull, with a wrinkle like an artichoke; the second one is appreciated on the tip, seeming it is divided, in a way that in no case they can be firmly upright. Usual positions of the ears are: to open them sideways always with the tip bent; in a submissive attitude or being flattered they put them close to the head; in a defensive or fighting attitude and on heat they are close to the head and, in these cases they are scarcely distinguished, giving rise to that figure in which they do not stand out, seen from the front and in profile. V. Neck Another characteristic of the Majorero dog is his powerful neck, distinguishing: Upper profile: Straight, not curved, almost forming a sloped line with the chest. Length: Too short comparing to the body, between, approximately 22,0 cm, female and 25,0 cm male. Wide: Very wide union with the trunk and narrower in that with the head. Shape: Conical or triangular. Musculature: Strongly muscled. Coat: Tight, without dewlap. VI. Body Strong, compact, the topline slightly rising to the croup. Nearly square or very softly longer than wide. Wither: A bit lower than the croup and softly set to the neck. Shoulder: Straight upper line, well muscled. Loin: Also well muscled and more in reaction to the beginning of the back. Las razas caninas españolas - Spanish canine breeds 55