the dogo problem

Boar Ninja, I'm not a hill billy but I didn't care about the "BROKE ASS HILLBILLY " remark....

Back in the 1980's I tried to breed airedales for the all around hog dog and finally through in the towel. My conclusion was that they hunted but not as good as a mtn cur and they caught but not as good as a pit. The 2 things going against me were that there were no airedale breeders that bred for hog hunting that could help my program out and the long coat was an over heating problem in the summer.

IMO, part of the Dogo problem is that it is a young breed and a lot of different breeds went in to make the DOGO. So, because it is a young breed some traits will pop up that are from this breed and at other times from another breed. That is why so many different hunters are saying different things about them. Some catch others are rough.

If I ever buy one it will be for catching and I will wait until the breeder has proven consistantly that he has a line of catching DOGOs. I'm not saying that there aren't any now but I want as many variables on my side to up my chances of getting what I want. I do not want to feed a pup for a year just to have to cull it....

When the public (back yard breeders)gets a hold of the Dogo the price will come down and I think that these dogs are so big that after a while the public in general will not want to feed a dog of this size. They will be labeled a bulldog breed....