I haven't had 40 litters and hunted a couple of dogos. I've had a handful of litters and hunted EVERY dogo in my kennel. The pups will be started in a few weeks.
What other dogo breeder even cares enough about the dogo to offer any info? I haven't seen any chime in!
I care enough to offer Info to anyone that really cares or want to listen BUT ! ! ! !
I have been argueing these same topics on the internet longer than most people on here have even owned a dogo. Not bragging or no pun intended . BUT it just gets OLD , the same old arguments and the wheels keep turning. It gets OLD real OLD . at least to me . Thats why I havent chimed in. I have owned dogos for about 18 years now and have had literally hundreds pass through my hands. I have sold a few and given a few away, and even culled some, in one way or another for one reason or another. If anyone REALLY wants to talk , DOGOS, HOGS< or just dogs in general , Hit me up and I will be glad to talk or discuess dogs , actually love it. 318-382-0303 But argueing on the internet , , well it gets old and even funny at times.
The internet dosn't give the true sence of feeling or expression someone is trying to get across .
Josh, I would have to say to you, I COMMEND you for what you have read and absorbed and what your goals are. And what you invision, I also invision the same things and expect the same things out of my dogos. BUT with about 18 years of hunting Wild boar with Dogos I have learned a LOT. and I am still learning. And I still try to be realistic. In no way am I trying to call you out or make you look stupid or anything like that. I think some of the terms or words must be LOST in translation. Some of the thing you say/said about your dogs or dogos are funny to me. Lets just say for example . " The dogo should even kill its pray if the human hunter doesnt make it to them " I can agree with that only to an extent. For several reasons. Say the hog I caught the other night. There is NO way in this worls would a Dogo or 2 or even 3 killed that boar . NOT in this HEAT. one of about 3-4 things would happen before they killed him, 1. HEAT EXHAUSTION, in this high humidity the dogos would over heat before they could kill this hog, 2. The hog fights a while BUT while fighting he would be trying to get away and run. The hogs ears would rip off and then in those tie vines be gone and running off to the races. 3. Or the boar would have them dogs cut down and toren up or even killed if the fight lasted for more than a few minutes. Again would I want my dogos to have the mentality to become triumph in this situation ? SURE i would, Do i breed for this type dog you explain ? SURE I do . But again i am realistic . And again I am not trying to ridicule you or your ways. Just trying to explain a little of what my thoughts are . BUT Thats whay it would be eaisier to talk than type .
And as I tell everyone I LOVE the Dogos . They are my preffered Dog of choice. But there are good and bad in EVERY breed and a Cull or two or 5 in EVERY litter . And the dogo as a breed is a great dog. If I didnt think so I would not have kept them for the last 18 or so years. BUT they are not a great white unicorn from the hunting gods above. No Breed is . IMPO
Anyone wanting to talk DOGOS or hogs and dogs, Give me a call . Josh I would be glad to talk to you on the phone and maybe this would be easier for us to understand each others view points .
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I hope this clears up some of these arguments.
Thanks,
Marvin Garrett
