Message #565432

[The Old Man]

Through the years I have had some AB's, some Pits, and now have 2 Dogo's. To live here they have to stay with me without being on a leash, not be dog or man aggressive and catch solid even if taking a cutting. There are some good"uns and bad"uns in all those breeds. The male Dogo I have at this time is- for what I like -an excellent catchdog, 75 lbs, very manageable, not aggressive towards anything but a hog and a rock solid catchdog. Pile as many dogs in the box with him as you want it is not a problem. Generally lopes up to a bay slows down and looks may even go around to pick a shot and catches hard. Miles don't mean anything to him the other day we rode the mules 18-20 miles and he was still catching hard at the end of the day. Have caught a few hogs with him that weren't bayed we saw crossing somewhere, he does not run straight to the hog but takes an angle to intersect the hog and catches. I do like the Dogo's that I have been affiliated with,  but don't begrudge a "good" catchdog of any breed. I have had an AB  and some Pits that fit my criteria as well. I do prefer the 65-85 pound dogs for various reasons since normally we just use one catchdog and often due to splits there may be just one bay dog there. On occasion I have had small dogs that were quick and caught hard but a big rank hog be wearing him like an earring and still fighting dogs and trying to leave where with the little taller heavier dog that doesn't happen. I have only been around a few Dogo's and they were of one strain, the PPC dogs.
I have not used the female as much but enough to see for sure that she catches hard and will take a thumping and stay caught. So far the only thing I don't like about the Dogo's I have seen is the fact that they are all white, sure wish they had more color as white is a weakness in mammals.