Dogo Argentino

Dogo Argentino
OriginArgentina
Foundation stock
Traits
Height Males 60–68 cm (24–27 in)[1]
Females 60–65 cm (24–26 in)[1]
Weight Males 40–48.5 kg (90–105 lb)[1]
Females 40–43 kg (90–95 lb)[1]
Coat short
Colour white
Life span 10–12 years[2]: 84 
Kennel club standards
Federación Cinológica Argentina standard
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

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.[3]: 146 [4]: 340 [5]: 189 [6]: 140 [7][1] The foundation stock included the now extinct Córdoba fighting dog, a fighting dog of bulldog type, a Bull Terrier and a Mastín del Pirineo.[8]: 338 [7]: 21 

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