[2][3] The breed was much used by Majorcan hunters throughout the eighteenth, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and, as a result of the writings of a number of visiting sportsmen, also gained some degree of international reputation during that period.

[2] A breed club, the Club del Ca Mè Mallorquí, was formed in 1995,[5] and in 2002 was recognised by the department of agriculture and fisheries of the Government of the Balearic Islands, which also published the breed standard and established a stud-book for the Ca Mè.

[2][3][6] The Ca Mè was officially recognised by the Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, the Spanish ministry of agriculture, in 2004; together with the Alano Español, the Pastor Garafiano, the Ratonero Mallorquín and the Ratonero Valenciano, it was added to the list of indigenous Spanish breeds of dog.

[3] The muzzle is straight, with fine dewlaps; the ears are set high, are rounded and of medium size, and hang close to the head.

[7] It may be any of a wide variety of colours including: solid black or brown; bi-coloured black-and-white, brown-and-white, orange-and-white or lemon-and-white, with mottling or ticking; or tri-coloured.