male dogos are easy to come by, not many breeders let the females go so easy
Where do you get your info ? How many dogo breeders you know ? I would not say this statement is accurate ...
I think he is talking about grown ones that will hunt. People don't want to get rid of a GOOD bitch because they are the real producers and they can go out and just pay someone a stud fee and have a whole litter. When it comes to pups or unstarted/barely started dogs, doesn't matter male or female.
I would go as far as to say a good hunting dogo, male or female, is going to be hard to find "for sale". If it truly is good, it won't be up for sale. If it is up for sale, it probably isn't very good. Too much money in the breed for people to get rid of the good ones and the market is just not there, yet, for high dollar cd. I think it will eventually get there if people start hunting them like cur dogs and there are consistently ones that will find and catch their own hogs regularly. But right now, most people use them as lead in catch dogs. They pay $1000 for a pup, then they use the dog just like its a pit. Not knocking this at all, I use mine as lead in sometimes as well. But it just devalues them as far as a finished dog price if someone ever decided they did want to sell them, as a finished catch dog is a few hundred dollars.
I personally try and hunt mine on the ground as much as possible, and will a lot more when it cools down. Partially because this is what they were bred to do, and then also for my own selfish reasons, I hate leading dogs haha. If Im gonna consistently lead a dog, Im going to get a terrier that I can stick in a backpack or something.
If I were going to try and get a good started dogo, and had the money to do it, I would find a hunter that breeds their dogs, not a breeder, and make him/her an offer on a dog off their yard. Everything has a price, it may be high, but it will have a price, even if its "not for sale".
If you plan on running your dogo on the ground, you need to make sure the dog and yourself are in top shape. The dog better be in good enough shape to hold for a good while by themselves (if your not running more than one), and you better be in shape so you can book it to them when that garmin says treed and they are 900 yards away. They get cut and hurt just like any other breed of dog.
Good luck in your search!
