Dog breed

Dogo Argentino

Origin: Argentina

Also known as: Dogo, Argentine Dogo, Argentine Mastiff, Argentinian Mastiff

The Dogo Argentino 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. The foundation stock included the now extinct Córdoba fighting dog, a fighting dog of bulldog type, a Bull Terrier and a Mastín del Pirineo.

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Sources & references

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogo_Argentino
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37909

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