Alano Español

Alano Español
	Alano Español (with cropped ears).
Not from the FCI recognized
	Group 2: Pinschers and Schnauzers - Molossoids - Swiss Mountain Dogs ; Section 2: Molossoids; 2.1 Great Dane dogs Without a working test ;
Origin :	Spain
Withers height:	Bitches 55–60 cm. ; Males 58–63 cm
Weight:	Bitches 25–35 kg, ; males 30–40 kg
Breeding standards:	RSCE (Spain) (PDF; 489 kB)
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The Alano Español is not from the FCI recognized dog breed from Spain . The breed is recognized by the Real Sociedad Canina de España (RSCE), which represents Spain in the FCI, and has the standard number 406 there. It can be exhibited at Spanish pedigree dog shows and obtain the championship title.

The Alano Español is a molossoid type of dog. The bitches weigh between 25 and 35 kg at a shoulder height of 56 to 60 cm, the males weigh between 60 and 63 cm at 30 to 40 kg.

The name Alano stands in Romance languages for different dogs of molossoid type, for example the Great Dane is called Alano in Italian , and in Spanish it is also called Alano Alemán .

Delimitation to the Dogo Canario

The Dogo Canario (FCI Standard No. 346) is not identical to the Alano Español . The RSCE has both with their own breed standard under different numbers.

Individual evidence

↑ Results CAC May 2012 ( Memento from July 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 273 kB)
^ Juan-Pablo García-Borrón: Recurrencias etimologicas. Los nombres de animales . In: Anuario de Estudios Filológicos . tape 19 , 1996, ISSN 0210-8178 , p. 205–221, here p. 205 .
↑ ENCI Breed Overview (Italian) ( Memento from September 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) The breed with the number 235, the Great Dane, is called Alano here.
↑ Breed standard of the RSCE for the Alano Español (No. 406) (English, PDF, 244 kB), Breed standard of the RSCE for the Dogo Canario (No. 346) (English, PDF, 284 kB)

Web links

Commons : Alano Español - collection of images, videos and audio files

RSCE breed standard (English, PDF, 440 kB)
Alano.de - Information about the dog breed Alano Español (German, external website)

[1] Results CAC May 2012 ( Memento from July 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 273 kB)

[2] Juan-Pablo García-Borrón: Recurrencias etimologicas. Los nombres de animales . In: Anuario de Estudios Filológicos . tape 19 , 1996, ISSN 0210-8178 , p. 205–221, here p. 205 .

[3] ENCI Breed Overview (Italian) ( Memento from September 11, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) The breed with the number 235, the Great Dane, is called Alano here.

[4] Breed standard of the RSCE for the Alano Español (No. 406) (English, PDF, 244 kB), Breed standard of the RSCE for the Dogo Canario (No. 346) (English, PDF, 284 kB)