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<p align="center"><font size="5"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">History</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The breed was created
in Cordoba, Argentina. In the specific area there were
lots of dogfights organized in the beginning of this
century. Well known names, who owned some champions:<br>
Oscar Martinez, Baron Funes, Don Pepe Pena, Enrique
Martinez etc.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The best dogs were
crossings out of Bulldogs, Bull Terrier, or Boxers. The
exact origin of these dogs was very hard to state. It is
most probable that the dogs brought in by the Spanish
conquistadores, like the Perro de Presa, Alano, Perro de
Presa Mallorquin had the most influence in the blood of
the most important fighting dogs.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The Alano was also a
white dog (or mostly white) which showed similarities
with the Dogo Argentino at this time. The fighting dog of
Cordoba, the Perro de Cordobes, was normally a white dog
or white with dark spots on his head and body.</font></p>
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<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The main
characteristic of this dogs were.</font></p>
<ul>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The will to
win the fight</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Feels no pain
while doing his work</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Fight till
death</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Endurance</font></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The popularity of the
Perro de Pelea Cordobes was strongly reduced as a result
of the fact that dogfight were forbidden by law in the
beginning of the 20th century. Antonio Nores Martinez
used this old fighting dogs as a basis for a new breed:
The Dogo-Argentino !!</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The Dogo Argentino
was developed for hunting the wild boar and the puma.
Creating this breed leaded to some difficulties, because
you expect other qualities from a fighting dog than of a
hunting dog.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Qualities demanded of
the Dogo-Argentino:</font></p>
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<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Better nose</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">More weight</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Better
endurance</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Fighting
among each other was ABSOLUTELY FORBIDDEN because
on a huntingtrip they used more Dogos at a time.
Especially for the heavy wild boar !</font></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">It costed lots of
expertise to reach this goal.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Characteristics noted
by Antonio Nores Martinez in 1947:</font></p>
<ul>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The dog must
hunt silently on the trail and may only get loud
during the fight with his prey.</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The dog must
hunt with a "high nose" , like the
Pointer. This because the puma often crosses his
own track, walks circles or makes tremendous
jumps to mislead the dog. Eventually the Dogo
always gets as quickly as possible to his prey.</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The dog must
be more like a fighting dog than a very fast dog,
because it is easier to run faster than a wild boar
or puma than to catch it, hold it and - if needed
- kill it.</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">The dog must
have lots of courage; in spite of his wounds he
must keep the prey until there is help or he must
finnish it himself.</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">White of
coulour to be easily located by sight.</font></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">How did Antonio Nores
Martinez work with his crossings ?</font></p>
<ul>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Improving the
nose: crossing with the Pointer</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Add the
weight and height: crossing with the Great Dane
(Harlekin)</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Feeling no
pain: crossing with the Bull-Terrier</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Improve the
power of the jaws: crossing with the Bordeaux
Dog, English Bulldog and the Boxer.</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Improved
speed: crossing with the Irish Wolfshound.</font></p>
</li>
<li><p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Strong bones
and weatherresistance: crossing with the Pyrenian
Mastiff.</font></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">His basis breeding
dog was always the old fighting dog: Perro de Pelea
Cordobes. When the result of the numerous crossing showed
a common similarity, some families were founded. With
these families he made also crossings. Important families
were:<br>
GUARANI and ARAUCANA. Together with his brother augustin,
Antonio continued...</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">How they proceeded:</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">On the 2nd December
1956 Antonio died during a hunting trip; he was murdered.
This terrible event caused the removing of the
Dogobreeding (the centre of it) from Cordoba to La Pampa,
Santa Rosa. Here Augustin Nores Martinez lived.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">This all caused a
decrease of the Dogo population in Cordoba. With the dogs
from La Pampa and San Luis he formed the breed. Later he
replaced the centre to Esquel, Chubut and introduced the
qualities of the Dogo as a wild boar hunter to the people
there. He achieved the official recognition of the F.C.A.
at 1964.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">His breedingline
"Del Chubut" was registrated basis for the
pure-breeding of the breed Dogo-Argentino.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">Augustin breeded from
3-2-1954 till his death in 1978 1031 registrated puppies.
Important names were: Agallas (Gladiator del Chubut X
Nanduty del Chubut), Tilcara, Taco del Totoral and
Mayocco de Chubut. This last Dogo had lots of offspring
in Pedigrees from Austria.</font></p>
<p align="left"><font size="3"
face="Arial,Helvetica,Helv,Verdana">He also was the first
F.C.A. Dogo-Argentino; F.C.A 1 (Mayocco del Chubut)</font></p>
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