Dogo vs pit

[dodgegirl]

I had a female dogo who I personally watched run into catch a boar and get flipped onto her back. She would not run with a vest so she didn't have one on. The boar ripped open her stomach but she went right back in a latched onto that ear. Thankfully a guy we run with is a actually a vet and put an I.v straight to her insides & put her back together. I'm not sayin a dogo has more heart then a pit but they have enough to get the job done. Until you've run hogs with a full blown hard hunting dogo I do not think you should judge them. Also a lot of people are use to being able to run curs at a young age. A dogo is a complete dumba** for the first year and a half of its life.

[Reuben]

a catch dog is one that goes in without any hesitation and without any fear and locks down...preferably on the ear...whether it be a 300 pound boar or a 2000 pound bull...and he won't let go or give up until he draws his last breath...I have the highest respect for one as described...

[kerreydw]

I purchased a dogo female  2 years ago for breading purposes have never got a pup out of her. been breed to 4 different males no pups. Have decided to use her for a catcher so far no problems.straight ear no regrip no dog aggression. She's about 80lbs very athletic. I've got two more from a friend they have 1/16 american  the rest dogo they are 10months old the male weighs around 100 lbs . Female isn't as big both are hog crazy. Very smart dogs. Don't see them being very good in heavy brush to big. As far as catching and holding a hog I can't see were a bulldog has the advantage.

[dodgegirl]

I purchased a dogo female  2 years ago for breading purposes have never got a pup out of her. been breed to 4 different males no pups. Have decided to use her for a catcher so far no problems.straight ear no regrip no dog aggression. She's about 80lbs very athletic. I've got two more from a friend they have 1/16 american  the rest dogo they are 10months old the male weighs around 100 lbs . Female isn't as big both are hog crazy. Very smart dogs. Don't see them being very good in heavy brush to big. As far as catching and holding a hog I can't see were a bulldog has the advantage.

Buddy of mine had the same problem with his female. Hooked her up to my males a few different times & she never took. So he took her the vet and had the vet out the stuff in her & she took.

[pinecreekkennel]

I've seen 2 dogos.. Both were hard headed and got on my nerves in the woods. Both were great catch dogs that would never regrip. I seen one of em get cut and bled out.. When I got there and tried to catch the hog he fell off and his eyes glazed over and never moved. I thought he was dead but I took him to vet anyway and after an iv he was fine. His k9s are broke off but he still catches and holds good. Not to say I could make a fair judgement of the breed after only two dogs but I haven't seen anything bad about them other than hard headed

[DOGMAN HOLLIS]

i have a dogo and have had several pits , i love both .  i like the way my dogo trots up to a bay and catches rather than blowing in there full steam ahead mowing down everything in its path .  when he catches hes definatley in charge .  remember ... ITS NOT THE BREED YOUR LOOKING FOR , ITS THE DOG YOUR LOOKING FOR !!! whether it be dogo , pit , or cocker spaniel ...... only pick from proven stock that came from proven stock that came from proven stock !  just because its a '' LAB '' doesnt mean its gonna fetch ducks !   if you want to talk more about dogos pm     good luck

[Jason Dunn]

I really think the Dogo is a nice looking dog but I like the look of a little pit just as much personally I cant see me spending that kind of money on a catch dog. The little dog I use rite now I picked up on a dirt road he was eating on road kill to survive I didnt even shut the tail gate he looked so bad if he would have fell out and died it would have been no great loss. I have had him now 2 years and he has found and caught several the biggest was 325lb barr now he aint the best and I have no Idea really what he is but he gets it done to me he looks like American bull cur cross alot of white and brindle. Only once he didnt make the catch it was night and he went in a brush top and a big boar got him and cut hig real bad. I hunt mutts.

[Lacy man]

Just get ya an American bulldog and be done with it

[Fixitlouie]

I bought a dogo as a pet and now I can hunt too. I bought a pit as a pet and she stays in yard and is fat.

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[Shotgun wg]

He has more bulldogs than u can shake a stick at. Some good ones to boot. He is just interesting in trying a dogo. Everyone knows how it goes. U see things or dogs and u wonder how they work. Will it be a good fit? Will it be better than what I have? Will it do what folks say? I have these same questions about lots of things. I have thought about dogos since I first saw them. I did some research to see what the are intended to do. I run rough catchy dogs with a RCD. These dogs should by breed definition be able to do that. Lots of bulldogs don't have the wind to run far. While they may be top notch lead in dogs they may not be worth a flip as RCD. I feel that is why he started this thread. He honestly wants to know the capability of the breed and how they truely compare to pits. There are next to no dogos in the area we hunt. Going and watching them hunt isn't possible. It would be nice to get honest unbiased opinion on what they are and are not from people that have fed them and hunted with enough of them long enough to get an educated opinion.

Like him I am really interested in the answers. Money is to tight and these dogs are too pricey to just give it a whirl.


Shotgun
Arkansas

[colecross]

Well said shotgun,i have a dogo and would like to learn about them,ive had pit catch dogs for yrs.

[dodgegirl]

There is a breeder in Argentina who runs his dogos 15-25 miles 3-5 times a week. And he catches tons of hogs. That's one thing I like about dogos. They have an awesome lung capacity, with the stamina to match. One thing I don't like is a young male will bow up to another male. You have to be a very dominant person with this breed. We have no problems with our dogs but we have been around the breed for many years and know how to correct it. You as a bulldog owner should be fine since to are use to such a powerful strong willed breed. Also be prepared to deal with a big puppy stage dog until the dog is around 2. They are very smart but mature very late. A bulldog will start catching as soon as you let them, but a dogo might show no Interest until a year old. You can get a decent bulldog from anywhere like everyone says a dogo you can not! This is just my opinion take it how you want. But I strongly suggest you do ALOT of research with different breeders. Like I said before as well, talk to people who actually have & hunt their dogos from that breeder. I have two personal favorites that I can pm to you if you'd like. Also dogos in the states will cost you anywhere from 1200-5000. You can get a dogo from Argentina paid and shipped around 2,000. I hope this has helped you a little bit. If you have any specific questions feel free to ask

[dodgegirl]

Not the best picture but this is one of our dogos a few years back with a bar hog he caught on one of the ranches we hunted in okeechobee fl

[hoghunter71409]

Dodge- I have a dogo and while I can agree with some of your words, I cannot agree with all of them in respect to the dogo I have.  He is very calm and will not bow up at another dog.  I do agree about the age.  I think some of my plotys are more hard headed than my dogo. My dogo turned 2 in October and he is a big ol bably until he hears a bay.

One other point aimed at multiple threads-not just this one.  I am a hog hunter and I like my dogs a certain way (and its not for looks and its not for show).  I could care less for what a dog looks like.  I don't buy or take dogs from a breeder, I get my pup from "hunters".  It seems like a lot of post lately refer to breeders and I think if you want a dog for a hog dog, you need to get pups from hog hunters.  JMO

Ill use Mike Cauley (Bayou Cajun Plotts) for example:  Mike has a couple liters a year but I would not consider him a breeder, I would call Mike a hunter and that is why I go to him for the plotts I want.  There are a lot of plott breeders out there, some haven't been in the woods in a long time.  When it comes to getting a dogo, I would go to someone who you know hunts their dogos.  A good friend of mine named Larry Smith gave me my dogo pup.  Larry is a good friend and a hunter.  If you want to get a true perspective of a dogo, go see someone who has them and hunts them.

[dodgegirl]

I know you said not about this post. But the breeders I talk about are hunters. They hunt the hell out of their dogs. I have some pictures I wish I could share on here but it's not public friendly pictures. I do care what my dogos look like. I want it all. I want breed standard. Both looks & hunt.

[Reuben]

I know you said not about this post. But the breeders I talk about are hunters. They hunt the hell out of their dogs. I have some pictures I wish I could share on here but it's not public friendly pictures. I do care what my dogos look like. I want it all. I want breed standard. Both looks & hunt.

I agree with that...I like the whole package on all my dogs...

[Fixitlouie]

I bought a dogo as a pet and now I can hunt too. I bought a pit as a pet and she stays in yard and is fat.

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...k, that sounds biased. Looking at dogs purpose ftom there history the dogo was made for hunting boar and puma. The pit really not made specific for hunting BUT was well enuff to catch.. the pit is from a history stand point a more general athletic dog. So as with anything that has the capability it can do it does it like it was made for it.. the real problem is the dogo is getting pigeon holed as a over priced catch dog....well if you buy a dogo for a catch dog you probably payed too much. SOME of them can and were intended to hunt. And as a result thay can be guarddogs, companions and the like. If you buy a pit as a catch dog you might get a dam good catch dog. AND as a result he might be able to weight pull,  excell in agility test and be a companion.  All how you precieve it. I have had working dogs all my life. I like dogos more than pits. Would I buy a dogo just as a catch dog. Hell no. Would I buy a sports car and never go faster that the speed limit.  Ohh hell no. Would I buy a pit just for a catch dog. NO. both dogs capable of more.....if you get a good one.

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[Rocking Y]

I know you said not about this post. But the breeders I talk about are hunters. They hunt the hell out of their dogs. I have some pictures I wish I could share on here but it's not public friendly pictures. I do care what my dogos look like. I want it all. I want breed standard. Both looks & hunt.

I agree with that...I like the whole package on all my dogs...

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[hogtied07]

Shotgun thanks for the props on my catch dogs. You hit the nail on the head on what I was asking when I starred this thread.a lot of good info from everyone. Like shotgun said very very few people here hunt dogos I appreciate everyone's input on my curiosity of the breed

[Bo Pugh]

The only thing about asking someone an opinion on a dog you still won't ever know because people judge dogs so differently one mans junk is another mans treasure and so on. And a lot of people get kennel blindness they think they have something a lot better than what it really is. But you won't ever know if you like them or not until you spend the 1 grand and buy one and try it out. Good luck