One of the first things people notice about me is my all-white coat – which, it turns out, serves a specific pawpose! Dogos were bred to be furbulous hunters who could stand up to wild boar and pumas! Our white fur makes us easy to spot when we’re outside in the night. If you plan on taking me big-game hunting, please get protective gear like a vest and a tracking collar to keep me safe!

Dogo Argentinos have a particular human to thank for bringing us into the world, a one Dr. Antonio Nores Martinez. In his late teens, the Argentinian doctor set out to create a strong and versatile dog for his home country. (You could say he was dogged – hehe!) In 1928, he bred the now-extinct Cordoba Fighting Dog –also known as the dog of Cordoba – with several purebred, large breeds – the Pointer, Great Dane, Bulldog, Bull Terrier, Boxer, and Pyrenean Mastiff. The result was my breed, the Dogo Argentino! Initially, we made our names as fighting dogs, but Martinez knew that we had a hidden talent for hunting. (Big game like boars and mountain lions were no match for our high prey drives!) But while we were furbulous at tracking down big animals, we excelled at other things, too. Around the world, we’ve been put to work as guard dogs, police dogs, sled dogs, and therapy dogs. In other words, we’re not just amazing fighters and hunters – we’re pawfect companions, too! Sadly, some human