I guess it can be much more expensive for some than others.
Don't be scared. If they can catch like the Dam you will be blown away! T.Wilbanks you are SOOOOOO right about being cheaper to cull. Small fortune invested in Dogos here. Daingerfield huh? You need one again. I'm right around the corner. You can see the dam in action. As for the Sire, I just cant muster enough nerve to risk gambling $2,220.00. Give me a year and I will have sure enough full blood Dogos WORKING. Not in the show ring. Come see me!
I don't mean to be offensive by this, as I dont know you or your dogs, but it is my personal opinion that this is the main problem with the Dogo right now. People are afraid to lose their investment. There is a good chance that your male has the genetics to be a great hunting dog, but how do you know if you don't hunt him? I love the Dogo and have two of them right now, but I will be the first to say that there is a lot of problems in the working aspect of the breed, especially in the states. It's mostly a problem of consistency. People are breeding their unproven dogs and getting/selling "hunting dogs" and only really turning out one or two hunting dogs a litter with the rest cur out. I know of a handful of breeders who are producing consistency. These dogs should be hunted hard and prove that they can strive at getting the job done before being bred. It should take a lot longer than a year to establish sure enough hunting dogs, especially if your not proving both the parents.
You have a male that you don't want to lose your investment on. Why not collect on him and then hunt the piss out of him? Then breed him! If he truly proves himself as an exceptional dog in working ability and conformation, let him hang it up a little early so you could get a few more breedings out of him.
Just my two cents, take it for what it's worth.
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thats what vets and vests are for.
i had a neighbor that had one and refused to hunt him so i got a pit gyp and snuck her over one night and they locked and i was blessed with 4 pogos and only one would catch. i would love to had a full blooded dogo to hunt
