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Luz, Congratulations on being from such a beautiful archipelago! I've altered the sentence to make sure that nobody thinks so uncharitably about the noble Dogo Canario since that never was my intention.
I take it with a grain of salt when one culture comes up with an insulting observation about another, and definitely in regard to wildlife since I ask myself, if the behavior is true how were the animals being disdained and mistreated by these non-native peoples? For example, in a different direction, on the other side of the pond, Quechua actually is Runa Simi (language of the people), but enemies of the Inca (who were not native speakers of Quechua) and Spanish-speaking settlers gave the language that name -- and unfortunately, it stuck -- since it comes from the word for "to steal." So unkind!
"The name instead derives from the Latin word canaria for the islands' reputedly aggressive dogs", isn't true at all, because the Dogo Canario dog is very quiet and noble because he's a sheep guardian dog and if he was aggressive he would attack the sheep. He looks like very strong but has an excellent character. I'm from Canarias. Thanks and regards!!
WriterArtist, You probably can grow the Tenerife dragon tree in one of your greenhouses. Cuttings and seeds are easily available through Internet-based ordering processes.
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Terrific article - loved the facts and the details on the dragon tree. The pictures are very entertaining.