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Interview with Mr. Asensio - 1998 |
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Written by Paolo Consolandi
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Interview with Mr. Asensio of Atlas Asio Kennels
Here is presented an interview to Mr. Juan Carlos Asensio, owner of the
Presa Canario kennel "Atlas Asio", from Madrid (Spain), that was realized in the 1998. The interview
was originally published in the former spanish magazine "Molosos,
terriers y perros de presa". I think it can be an element of interest
for all the fanciers of the Presa Canario, because, apart from who is
interviewed, a clear concept is being communicated, wich I completely
share: a Presa Canario cannot be judged in a show ring, as it is just
too far from the world in wich the breed was originally intended, and
because it should be judged mainly upon his functional skills; it must
not become a "money business" for scrupeless breeders dedicated to
commercialization, but it must be safeguarded in its original and
authentics characteristics. The natural conclusion of all this can be
summed up in a single phrase: the beauty of the Presa Canario resides
essentially in its functionality.
Mr. J.C. Asensio and Luis Lozano during the interview |
Several subjects are then handled
through the interesting interview: the first steps of the breeder
inside the Presa Canario world, his first breeding experiences, the
future of the breed, the breeding and selections criteria, and a glance
is finally casted at the actual situation of other breeds as the
Majorero and the American Pit Bull Terrier. I wish to thanks Mr. Gabi
of the kennel "Iron Bull" for sharing the document and, for the english
translations, the collaborators David Espinoza (U.S.A.) and Omar
Sobarzo Medina (Chile). Now there is nothing left but to read the interview.
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