How does the Presa Canario get along with young children, and other household pets?
The Presa is a dominant dog by nature requiring early socialization and obedience training. As with any young animal or child, they must be taught the boundaries of expected behavior. It is vital you allow all children to handle, feed and play with the Presa pup if the correct bonding is to take place. Of course, any action of this type should always be done with adult supervision. Be sure to invite your child’s friends and neighborhood playmates to come and play with your new pup. When properly socialized as puppies, these loving companion/guardians quickly learn to love people posing no threat to them, their charges or domain. Understandably, you must recognize your small Presa pup will quickly evolve into a large muscular dog with an extremely powerful tail that has been known to sweep young children aside when in a happy mode. There are many reports where Presas are being raised with other pets (dogs, cats, farm animals) and in most cases with favorable results. There are always so
