Libro Razas Españolas

Disqualifying Faults Over or undershot mouth. Absence of one premolar except the P1. Tail, shorter than the hock joint and curled up over the loin. Coat: white is not admitted and the lack of stripes. Compact black colour, homogeneous. Long face and muzzle, narrow. Erected or candle-shape ears. Lack of pigmentation on the nose Monorquids and cryptorquids specimens. Character: shyness; retiring; moving back or running away when excited; not holding his ground and being on the watch before any inciting situation, unknown presence, etc. Running away, hiding or going away in these cases and even more if the attack afterwards. XIV. Notes for the Working Trials The specific activities of the Majorero dog conditioned the rules for the Working Trials and the following notes can be given, notes that are feasible to be shaped in all its aspects and that are classified in these two fundamental tasks. XV. Herding Rapidity in “virar” – to go all the way round or drive the cattle – in normal herding. Resistance while driving the cattle in the “apañadas”. Quickly understand the instructions, whistles or signs of his owner or shepherd. Keep expectant close to his owner, walking near him and being alert more than one day. Obedience in being closed to the cattle once together in the field or sheltered in folds. Faults: To attack or bite the cattle. Slowness and tiredness during the normal actions. Disobedience and tendency to quarrel leaving his duties. Not to pay attention to the call in case of setting off in pursuit of a person or animal, rabbit or squirrel, etc. XVI. Guard and Vigilance These two tasks present two alternatives of working: the dog being unleashed or leashed. Unleashed: The dog, docile and not aggressive, knows the area to look after, the nearby of the house, the cattle, the properties, plots of land, etc, and keeps alert, lying down or standing, changing his attitude when a stranger approaches. Then, his posture is to keep an eye on him, not to lose sight of him, to mark the distance and, if the person or animal gets into the area considered of attack, the dog is not frightened, but will jump or, in the case there are people behind him, into the house, etc, will bark hoarse and continuous warning of this presence. If that was not necessary, because the stranger does not get into the space of security marked by the dog, he will keep alert until the stranger finally goes away. Las razas caninas españolas - Spanish canine breeds 58