Dogue argentin

The original name is Dogo Argentino. The main motivation that led in 1928 Antonio Nores Martinez (1907-1956), creator of the breed, to the creation of the Argentine Dogo was to combine the qualities of the Perro de pelea, a renowned dog fighting breed from Córdoba, by improving its size and physical strength. This dog should thus have qualities for hunting wild boar and puma (in pairs or in packs), animals that are part of the fauna that populate the Sierra de Córdoba. The selection work begins with a male perro de pelea of cordobes, crossed with a female pure bred bull terrier. After selection over eight generations, the most beautiful male is crossed with a pure female Pyrenean Mastiff. In 1928, at the 12th generation 'Toño' obtains a litter of six dogues considered pure-bred. This is recognized by the Argentine Kennel Club in 1964. In Argentina, in the early twentieth century, political unrest agitated the country. Dr. Antonio Nores Martinez is imprisoned and his brother Agustin Nores Martinez takes over his work on the Argentine Dogo. He adds to the already existing Argentine Dogo other breeds, partly to avoid too great consanguinity, as this new breed was on the verge of extinction, as well as breeds he uses by personal whim. When Antonio Nores Martinez got out of prison, he took the Argentine dogues that remained and went to a ranch to intensively breed them (over a hundred puppies in a year). His objective was to produce a large number of Argentine dogues, so that the breed would not die out. All dogs were fed generously (horse meat, cheese). The breeding dogs were incited to attack an old male wild boar called pepé. If one of the dogues did not bite him, Antonio Nores Martinez eliminated it from breeding. In 1947, Antonio Nores Martinez brought his best male named Ana to the Buenos Aires hunters club, to make his famous speech on the breed. He gave a demonstration of the dogue Ana attacking a wild boar. The Buenos Aires hunters were conquered. After this demonstration and speech, the first breed standard was published in the Diana hunting magazine in 1947. Here are the breeds used by Antonio Nores Martinez for the creation of the breed:

This dog can be used as a guard dog. Courage, balance and intelligence are the qualities that predominate in the Argentine Dogo. Selected to fight large Argentine game (pumas, wild boars), it takes from its ancestor, the perro de pelea cordobès, indomitable courage and predisposition to mortal struggle. From the bulldog, bull-terrier and Pyrenean Mastiff, the Argentine Dogo inherits a remarkable psychic balance and a very lively intelligence, keeping the fighting side of its Spanish ancestor. It cohabits pleasantly with the horse, the cow and all domestic animals. Male socialization is paramount because the Argentine Dogo tends not to get along with its conspecifics. It also rages against wild animals. The Argentine Dogo is affectionate toward its master, except exception and towards other family members, except exception. It is convivial with the friends of the house, except exception.