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Standard
Skull:
Solid,
convex from back to front and transversely due to the relief of the
mastication muscles and the nape.
Face:
Same lengh of the skull.
Eyes:
Dark
or nutbrown. With black or flesh colored eyelid rims, the separation
between them must be large, vivacious and smart look and markedly stern
at the same time.
Jaws:
Well
matched, without prognathism, strong with large and well placed teeth.
Nose:
Intensely
pigmented in black, with a slight stop on Its tip, with ample nostrils.
Ears:
On
top of the head, erect or semierect. Of triangular shape, must
always be cut.
Lips:
Must
be well turned upwards, stretched, with free rims and pigmented in black.
Occiput:
Must
not show any relief since it is completely concealed by the powerful
muscles of the nape, forming an archshaped linkage between the
head and the neck.
Neck:
Thick,
arched, well built, with a very thick skin by the throat, forming the
wrinkles like those of the Mastiff, the Dogue de Bordeaux, the Bulldog,
and not stretched, like in the Bullterrier.
Chest:
Ample,
deep. giving the sensation of having a large lung. When seen from the
front, the breastbone must overpass the elbows.
Back:
Tall.
Very strong. With large muscular relief's.
Thorax:
Ample;
when seen sideways, its lower edge overpasses the elbows.
Topline:
On the back, inclined toward the croup in a smooth slope.
Forelegs:
Straight,
well set, with short and closed toes.
Kidney:
Concealed
by the muscles in the dorsum.
Legs:
Good
muscles in the thighs, with short nails and tightly closed toes, with
no dew claws.
Tail:
Long
and thick, held hanging naturally, but without overpassing the hocks.
It must be kept raised during the fight, with a continuous lateral motion,
like when fawning with the master.
Weight:
40
to 45 kilos
Height:
60
to 65 centimeters.
Coat:
Completely
white. Spots of any color are a disqualifier due to its atavistic nature.
Disqualification:
Blue,
light blue or eyes of inappropriate color, deafness, body spots, long
hair, white or heavily white stained nose, prognathism (whether lower
or upper). pendent lip, houndlike head, long ears (with no cutting).
size shorter than 60 centimeters, more than one spot an the face and
any physical disproportion. The dew claw deducts points, but does not
disqualify it.
Breeds
that took part in its formation:
"Viejo
perro de pelea Cordobés", an
extraordinary brave and resistant crossbred for fighting. It was cross
of: Spanish Mastiff - Bullterrier and English Bulldog - Boxer. It was
the base of the Dogo Argentino.
Spanish
Mastiff contributed with its force and power.
Great
Dane gave him more size and good head.
English
Bulldog was used with the idea of fixing dogo's extent chest, nevertheless
only four specimens were used to avoid the decrease in the height and
the prognatism.
Bullterrier
was used to increase his value, resistance, insensibility to the
pain and tenacity in the fight.
Boxer
gave him vivacity and intelligence.
Great Pyrenees
Mastiff
gave him size, wildness, accentuated the white coat, and gave him force,
resistance and the capability of adjustment to all kind of weather.
English
Pointer increased his scenting ability.
Irish
Wolfhound gave him speed and size.
Dogue
de Bordeaux contributed with his strong jaws, powerful head and
great value. But as this breed was leaving a yellow reflex in the dogo
argentino's coat it was used only in the beginnings.
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