Argentine Dogo

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Name (Latin)
Argentine Dogo
Other forms of name
Argentine mastiff
Argentinian mastiff
nne Dogo Argentino
See Also From tracing topical name
Mastiff breeds
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q37909
Library of congress: sh2002010985
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Gannon, D. The Argentine Dogo handbook, 2002:t.p. (Argentine Dogo) p. 5 (developed from ten ancestral breeds; bred to hunt wild boar and other large game) p. 6 (in Argentina and many parts of the world known as Dogo Argentino; in France known as Dogue d'Argentin; in Holland known as De Argentijnse Dog; in Czechoslovakia [sic] known as Argentinska Dogo; Argentine Dogo Club of America uses anglicized form of breed name, while Dogo Argentino Club of America uses original Spanish form)
  • American Kennel Club WWW site, Mar. 11, 2003(Argentine Dogo; aka Dogo Argentino, Argentinian Mastiff, listed under AKC's Foundation Stock Service as a purebred breed not yet eligible for AKC registration)
  • Dogs: a dictionary of dog breeds, 2001(Dogo Argentino; also known as the Argentinian mastiff)
  • Alltheweb search, Mar. 11, 2003(Argentine mastiff)
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Wikipedia description:

The Dogo Argentino (plural Dogos Argentinos) is an Argentine breed of large dog of mastiff type. It was bred in the early twentieth century in Córdoba in central Argentina, primarily for hunting large game such as peccaries, wild boar, and pumas.: 146 : 340 : 189 : 140  The foundation stock included the now extinct Córdoba fighting dog, a fighting dog of bulldog type, a Bull Terrier and a Mastín del Pirineo.: 338 : 21 

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