Cane da presa

The Cane da Presa (Italian for "Southern Catching Dog") is the old, "functional" variant of the Neapolitan Mastiff. Before 1946 there was no distinction between Neapolitan Mastiff, Cane da Presa and Cane Corso, these were just three different names for the same dog. The modern Neapolitan Mastiff is a caricature of the original, a dog created by dog shows. Fans of the original mastino have started an organisation which is trying to gather the remaining specimens which would fit the 1946 standard of the Neapolitan Mastiff/Cane Corso/Cane da Presa.

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Dogs originating in Italy

Recognized by the Italian Kennel Club	Bergamasco Shepherd Bolognese Bracco Italiano Cane Corso Cirneco dell'Etna Piccolo Levriero Italiano Lagotto Romagnolo Maltese Maremma Sheepdog Neapolitan Mastiff Pastore Fonnese Piccolo Segugio dell'Appennino Segugio Italiano Segugio Maremmano Spinone Italiano St. Bernard Volpino Italiano

Non-recognized breeds	Mastino Abruzzese Cane da presa Cane di Oropa Cane Lupino del Gigante Cane Toccatore Pastore Italiano Levriero Italiano Levriero Sardo Lupo Italiano Montanino delle Alpi Segugio Cravin

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