Dogo Argentino Original Standard
Breed Standard:
SKULL.- Solid, convex in the ante-posterior sense and transverse by the relieves of the
masticate muscles and nape.
FACE.- Of the same length as the skull, that is to say that the line which connects both
orbitarian apophyses of the frontal bone are at the same distance from the occiput and the
alveolar edge of the upper jaw bone.
EYES.- Dark, wrapped up in the eyelids (of dark or light colored edges) the separation between
them has to be big, it has to have a vivacious and intelligent look, but with a pronounced
hardness at the same time.
JAWBONES.- Well adapted, without prognathism, strong, with good dental implantation.
NOSE.- Strongly pigmented in black, with a slight stop at the tip, wide nostrils.
EARS.- At the top of the head, erect or semi-erect, triangular shaped, they always have to be
cut off.
LIPS.- Well rolled up, taut, free of black pigment lips. The short lip is required, so that when the
dog is holding the catch, allows it to breath through the posterior corner of the mouth, because
if the lip is “pendulum” although the jaw bone quite long, is somewhat a valve in the inspiration
and closes the corner of the mouth keeping the animal from making a supplementary
breathing through mouth while holding the prey, forcing it to let the piece go due to asphyxia
as it happens to the Mastiff.
OCCIPUT.- It must not make relief, because the potent muscles of the nape will erase it
completely, being the insertion of the head and neck as an arch.
NECK.- Thick, arched, slim, with a very thick throat skin, making wrinkles as in the Mastiff but
not so taut as those in the Bull–Terrier. This elasticity of the neck’s skin is due to the cellular
tissue of this part is very lax allowing the skin to slip over the superficial aponeurosis , in this
way the adversary’s fang or claw , only hurts the skin and if it were another dog which attempts
to get hold of it neck, as the skin is very elastic and stretches a lot it lets it to hold the other dog
at the same time it is being held.
HEIGHT.- 60 to 65 cm. (23 to 26 inches)
WEIGHT.- 40 to 45 kg. (88 to 100 Pounds)
CHEST.- Wide and deep, with the sensation of having a great lung. Seen from the front the
sternum or breast bone has to surpass below the elbows.
BACK.- Height, very strong, with great muscular relieves.
THORAX.- Wide, side view the lower edge passes the elbows.
COLUMN.- Higher in the back, with a slight slope towards the haunch; in adult animals, when
the muscular development of the back and kidneys is good, from the side view it looks like an
armchair and presents the medium channel all the length of the column, given by the relief of
the spinal muscles.
HANDS.- Rights, well planted, with short toes and well joined.
KIDNEY.- Erased by the muscles of the back.
LEGS.- Of muscular thighs, with a short heel and closed fingers, without aberrant fingers.
TAIL.- Long, straightened in arch, with a wide curve upwards. During combat they keep it lifted
and in constant side motion, as when the animal receives its master. The length must be
shortened to improve harmony as a whole, for which preferential treatment should be given to
those that have the tail reaching no farther than the heel.
MANTLE.- Totally white, some dark or black stains can only be tolerated in the eyes or front
edge of the ear , Any other stain in whichever part of the body it may be located might rule the
animal out as a sign of atavic character. The white specimens with a very black pigmented skin,
has to be considered as not fit for breeding due to the recessive character which is shown and
that might become predominant in the offspring, if it mates with another specimen sharing the
same potential defect.
MOTIVE FOR DISQUALIFICATION
Blue eyes, deafness, stains in the body, long hair, white nose, prognathism, pendulum lip and
any other body disproportion.
COMMENTS
As for the issue of height and weight there are great debates and discussions in the world of
Dogo. The creator of the breed, would have never guessed the trouble the it would be in the
future, had he not specified precisely the limits for its disqualification as a Dogo.
But he did do it in all his lectures. Spite of this, there are still those who propitiate gigantism,
holding on to what the creator had said:”that between two adult animals one has to choose the
one which is bigger in size, since in the Argentine country, bad feeding reduces it”
In our time this does not happen like that, since most of all the specimen are not raised in the
country and are very well fed. And is this commercial urge that has led to desvirtuate the race,
where some known breeders have committed the unforgivable act of adulterating the breed by
crossbreeding it with a Great Dane, in order to provide it with a higher height.
We consider, that there is not much to analyze about it, since with common sense, is logical
that a specimen with more height and weight, can not penetrate into the mounts, nor be able
to offer combat to a wild boar.
SKULL.- Solid, convex in the ante-posterior sense and transverse by the relieves of the
masticate muscles and nape.
FACE.- Of the same length as the skull, that is to say that the line which connects both
orbitarian apophyses of the frontal bone are at the same distance from the occiput and the
alveolar edge of the upper jaw bone.
EYES.- Dark, wrapped up in the eyelids (of dark or light colored edges) the separation between
them has to be big, it has to have a vivacious and intelligent look, but with a pronounced
hardness at the same time.
JAWBONES.- Well adapted, without prognathism, strong, with good dental implantation.
NOSE.- Strongly pigmented in black, with a slight stop at the tip, wide nostrils.
EARS.- At the top of the head, erect or semi-erect, triangular shaped, they always have to be
cut off.
LIPS.- Well rolled up, taut, free of black pigment lips. The short lip is required, so that when the
dog is holding the catch, allows it to breath through the posterior corner of the mouth, because
if the lip is “pendulum” although the jaw bone quite long, is somewhat a valve in the inspiration
and closes the corner of the mouth keeping the animal from making a supplementary
breathing through mouth while holding the prey, forcing it to let the piece go due to asphyxia
as it happens to the Mastiff.
OCCIPUT.- It must not make relief, because the potent muscles of the nape will erase it
completely, being the insertion of the head and neck as an arch.
NECK.- Thick, arched, slim, with a very thick throat skin, making wrinkles as in the Mastiff but
not so taut as those in the Bull–Terrier. This elasticity of the neck’s skin is due to the cellular
tissue of this part is very lax allowing the skin to slip over the superficial aponeurosis , in this
way the adversary’s fang or claw , only hurts the skin and if it were another dog which attempts
to get hold of it neck, as the skin is very elastic and stretches a lot it lets it to hold the other dog
at the same time it is being held.
HEIGHT.- 60 to 65 cm. (23 to 26 inches)
WEIGHT.- 40 to 45 kg. (88 to 100 Pounds)
CHEST.- Wide and deep, with the sensation of having a great lung. Seen from the front the
sternum or breast bone has to surpass below the elbows.
BACK.- Height, very strong, with great muscular relieves.
THORAX.- Wide, side view the lower edge passes the elbows.
COLUMN.- Higher in the back, with a slight slope towards the haunch; in adult animals, when
the muscular development of the back and kidneys is good, from the side view it looks like an
armchair and presents the medium channel all the length of the column, given by the relief of
the spinal muscles.
HANDS.- Rights, well planted, with short toes and well joined.
KIDNEY.- Erased by the muscles of the back.
LEGS.- Of muscular thighs, with a short heel and closed fingers, without aberrant fingers.
TAIL.- Long, straightened in arch, with a wide curve upwards. During combat they keep it lifted
and in constant side motion, as when the animal receives its master. The length must be
shortened to improve harmony as a whole, for which preferential treatment should be given to
those that have the tail reaching no farther than the heel.
MANTLE.- Totally white, some dark or black stains can only be tolerated in the eyes or front
edge of the ear , Any other stain in whichever part of the body it may be located might rule the
animal out as a sign of atavic character. The white specimens with a very black pigmented skin,
has to be considered as not fit for breeding due to the recessive character which is shown and
that might become predominant in the offspring, if it mates with another specimen sharing the
same potential defect.
MOTIVE FOR DISQUALIFICATION
Blue eyes, deafness, stains in the body, long hair, white nose, prognathism, pendulum lip and
any other body disproportion.
COMMENTS
As for the issue of height and weight there are great debates and discussions in the world of
Dogo. The creator of the breed, would have never guessed the trouble the it would be in the
future, had he not specified precisely the limits for its disqualification as a Dogo.
But he did do it in all his lectures. Spite of this, there are still those who propitiate gigantism,
holding on to what the creator had said:”that between two adult animals one has to choose the
one which is bigger in size, since in the Argentine country, bad feeding reduces it”
In our time this does not happen like that, since most of all the specimen are not raised in the
country and are very well fed. And is this commercial urge that has led to desvirtuate the race,
where some known breeders have committed the unforgivable act of adulterating the breed by
crossbreeding it with a Great Dane, in order to provide it with a higher height.
We consider, that there is not much to analyze about it, since with common sense, is logical
that a specimen with more height and weight, can not penetrate into the mounts, nor be able
to offer combat to a wild boar.
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