Re: von plott
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:00 am
rich
regardless of what you intend to use a dogo for, get it from a working breeder. if the parents aren't hunted there is no way of remotely knowing what you're getting. the dogo in it's present form has existed in argentina for at least a good 50-60 years and is kept by some in argentina purely as show dogs no different than here. investigate her line carefully as pure field lines don't normally go 120#. in TX it is used almost exclusively as a catchdog. almost no one actually hunts them so a lot of hunting ability & drive has been lost. OTH a good hunting dogo is a very capable dog far more so than would be expected by it's bully looks. hunters in argentina have been known to run 40 miles in a days taking several boar or lions w/ their dogos. (yes the dogos CATCH the lions, but to my understanding they are used in mixed packs w/ hounds.)
regardless of what you intend to use a dogo for, get it from a working breeder. if the parents aren't hunted there is no way of remotely knowing what you're getting. the dogo in it's present form has existed in argentina for at least a good 50-60 years and is kept by some in argentina purely as show dogs no different than here. investigate her line carefully as pure field lines don't normally go 120#. in TX it is used almost exclusively as a catchdog. almost no one actually hunts them so a lot of hunting ability & drive has been lost. OTH a good hunting dogo is a very capable dog far more so than would be expected by it's bully looks. hunters in argentina have been known to run 40 miles in a days taking several boar or lions w/ their dogos. (yes the dogos CATCH the lions, but to my understanding they are used in mixed packs w/ hounds.)