Dogo Argentino - Supreme Hunter/Killer dog
71In Argentina they needed a hunting and working dog, which could
hunt and kill wild boar, pumas and other native predators,
as well as guarding the owner, his flocks and his property.
No such dog existed in the 1920's, but the two Martinez
brothers took up the challenge, and set out to breed a dog
- the Dogo Argentino - with the required attributes.
The brothers identified which characteristics they wanted in their dog, and then over two decades bred in these attributes from 10 different breeds.
They took as their starting point the Cordoba fighting dog, then the most prized hunting dog in Argentina - the Cordoba was a cross between the Spanish mastiff and the fighting bulldog.
They knew which breeds were blessed with the particular attributes they required - these included the Pointer, the Spanish mastiff, the British bulldog and bullterrier, the wolfhound, the boxer etc etc.
The Dogo Argentino is a natural hunter, and has the inbred instinct to hunt down and kill wild boar and mountain lions single-handedly. But there is no dog more devoted or loyal to his owner.
As a natural hunter, the Dogo regards other animals - including humans - as prey, just like the wolf. In their native Argentina, many owners will simply allow the Dogo to share the prey they catch.
Reputable breeders should be particularly careful to whom they pass on the very powerful and fearsome animals. The Dogo Argentino is really a very unsuitable choice for a first-time dog owner, for training such a powerful animal calls for special understanding and techniques.
If the Dogo is to be a working dog, or a hunting or guard dog, then the puppy should be imprinted at a very early stage to regard humans, and other animals, as natural prey.
Even if not imprinted, they will still show natural aggression towards humans as towards any other animal when they perceive a potential threat to their dominance, territory or food. So as a Dogo owner, never let him run free in public, or you could have real problems with other animals - or humans!
The Argentine Dogo is a very intelligent, powerful dog which needs a firm and consistent hand.
The Dogo Argentino is a wonderful animal, bred to perfection to hunt and kill wild and dangerous prey, and to be a loyal guardian.
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I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU WERE SO INFORMATIVE ABOUT THE DOGO. THANKS TO YOU I AM NOW MORE PREPARED FOR ADOPTING MY PUPPY.
"never let him run free in public, or you could have real problems with other animals - or humans!" this is garbage. I agree with possible problems with other dogs, if the dogo isn't socialized properly, but humans? And why would you imprint a dog to regard humans as natural prey?
this is a very beatifull breed of dog and as with any other breed of dog not proprrly trained there will be problems
what the hell. Im wid jade10. Who ever wrote this is an idiot. You make this breed sound like a wild animal or something.
i think this is a very good bit of info on this breed of dog, and they definately should never be regarded as a family pet. Am glad that they are banned in this country, as with the amount of dog attacks on children seems to be on the increase do we really want to chance these hunting, killing dogs running near our children??????????????????
jackryper says:
13 months ago
thanks for the info. Nice straight to the point factual page.
Good stuff !
I just rated it a thumbs up it should have a much higher score than some of the stupid dog pages i have seen on these hubs.