DOGO ARGENTINO

Cordoba Fighting Dog (Base ofl DOGO ARGENTINO):

-Male-

-Female-

The Dogo was created in the 1920’s by Dr. Antonio Nores Martinez and his brother Dr. Augustin Nores Martinez. The Dogo is based on the Cordoba Fighting Dog (a crossbred Mastiff, Bull Terrier and old style Bulldog). which Antonio, as a youth, saw fighting in the local pits. Antonio felt that a dog that showed such courage and tenacity; often fighting to the death, was being shamefully wasted. Thinking that these valiant gladiators would be the perfect adversary for the dangerous wild boar and puma, he tried hunting with them but found that they only wanted to fight each other and to hell with the boar.

So using the Cordoba Fighting Dog as a base, Antonio set about creating the perfect boar and mountain lion hunter, but he also had a second goal. Antonio wanted his new breed to also function as a home and family guardian. Antonio felt that a guard dog was worthless if it abandoned a fight when subjected to pain - he wanted a dog that would fight to the death, if necessary, to defend its’ master. With these two goals in mind, he added Pointer to increase scenting ability, Boxer for intelligence and trainability, Great Dane for size, Bull Terrier for fearlessness, Bulldog for chest width and valor, Irish Wolfhound for hunting instinct and speed, Dogue de Bordeaux for jaw strength, Great Pyrenees for size and white coat and Spanish Mastiff for power. Antonio used several of the best specimens of each breed and developed several family lines which he named after the indigenous Indian tribes - the Aracauna, Guarani and Inca. He mixed these bloodlines carefully, often culling entire litters because they had undesirable traits. After Antonio was murdered by a thief, Augustin continued developing and refining the Dogo.

The Dogo was recognized by the FCA (Argentine Kennel Club) in 1964 and by the FCI (Federation Cynologique International) in 1973.