Argentine Dogo

The Argentine Dogo has been known to be affectionate with children, making them a good family dog with careful supervision. They are generally intelligent, alert and powerful dogs.

Some have shown apprehension around strangers or with other dogs. There have been reported incidents of Argentine Dogos being aggressive with other pets or people.

To ensure the dog is controllable in all situations the breed requires firm, consistent obedience training and socialisation to prevent reservation with strangers.

Argentine Dogo History:

The Argentine Dogo is a mastiff-type breed developed for hunting large game such as wild boar and cougars in packs by Dr Antonio Nores Martinez and his brother in the 1920s.

The breed has been developed from the Cordoba Fighting dog, by crossing with multiple breeds to increase both size and hunting instinct and reduce the aggression within the breed to make it both a loyal family dog and co-operative pack hunter. Dogos with a black patch over one eye are known as Piratas (Pirates).

Contrary to their nature and the breed standard, some Argentine Dogos have been crossbred for use in fighting, which has led to a bad press in some countries, leading to the breed being banned in Australia and the United Kingdom. They have been a member of the American Kennel Club foundation stock service since 1996.