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Post by lahistoriadogo on Jan 22, 2010 18:09:46 GMT -5
For me, I worry about this very little. Almost not at all. I want a proportionate dog, that is lean and healthy. But when you are thinking about a written standard, it is a bit more necessary. So what do you think 80-100lbs and 23.5-25.6"? Or up to 27.5" but then the weight should reflect that. A dogo that big isn't going to be under 100lbs.
I would like to hear some thoughts on the subject.
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Post by olydogo on Jan 22, 2010 19:49:09 GMT -5
Who gives a chit ----I look for BALANCE--- a DOGO over the limits EASILY looses balance, movement and many other things---- BALANCE, BALANCE.
Dogos aint cattle---LOL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Elysium on Jan 27, 2010 10:25:38 GMT -5
i like them 30 inches and 165 pounds.....oh wait wrong breed!...lol
I like bigger dogs.
I would say low 23-25 and wide is probably more correct,
but I like taller dogs like Abuelita.
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Post by lahistoriadogo on Jan 27, 2010 10:55:22 GMT -5
She is 26.5" and 110lbs at good cover weight. But her metabolism is so high, its hard to keep her weight up. She is roughly 100lbs right now.
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Post by Elysium on Jan 27, 2010 14:29:56 GMT -5
If you are ever concerned about weight I have found olive oil, powdered goats milk, and buttermilk and a few table sthingys of condensed sweetened milk added to food will add weight to skinny dogs. You have to start a little at a time or else the runs will splatter the kennel!
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Post by Elysium on Jan 27, 2010 14:30:42 GMT -5
by the way I voted for the second one.
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Post by rick on Jan 31, 2010 8:09:57 GMT -5
My girl is about 25 1/2" and weighs about 85-90 lbs. To me shes a perfect size dog.
I like the shorter stouter dogs too, Like Oly's girl condella ( sorry for the spelling ) she is a power house and when you watch her move it seems like because of her height and weight she can use her size to get more leverage and power with every movement.
Plus that dog hits a hog like a d**n freight train ;D
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Post by lahistoriadogo on Feb 17, 2010 8:32:19 GMT -5
I was reading a breed standard(of a different breed) and thought, why is it always such a problem for Dogo people to leave it so that the height is a general guide and not a stone cold DQ. This is the FCI Boxer standard, and though I am not an avid Boxer man, I have yet to see a horrifically large one. Everyone always says if you don't DQ the bigger ones they'll just get way too big. But from all of the reading I have done on our breed, it seems as if Antonio and Agustin were shooting for a bigger dog, than the Boxer, Bull Terrier, Old Fighting Dog of Cordoba, etc... Here is the size section from the Boxers standard:
"Size, Proportion, Substance: Height--Adult males 22½ to 25 inches; females 21 to 23½ inches at the withers, preferably,
males should not be under the minimum nor females over the maximum: however, proper balance and quality in the individual
should be of primary importance since there is no size disqualification. Proportion--The body in profile is of square proportion
in that a horizontal line from the front of the forechest to the rear projection of the upper thigh should equal the length of a
vertical line dropped from the top of the withers to the ground. Substance--Sturdy with balanced musculature. Males larger
boned than their female counterparts."
Here is the size for the Bull Terrier(again I have never seen a GIgantic Bull Terrier):
"There are neither weight nor height limits, but there should be the impression of maximum substance for size of dog consistent with quality and sex."
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Post by frank70 on Feb 17, 2010 18:08:46 GMT -5
Here is the size for the Bull Terrier(again I have never seen a GIgantic Bull Terrier): "There are neither weight nor height limits, but there should be the impression of maximum substance for size of dog consistent with quality and sex." You must have a blind eye for Bull Terriers, or you do not see it as gigantic as you are used to Dogo's. I also notice that I do not find a dog very quick to be big now. But if you look closely to the Bull Terrier you see a disaster of a dog that walks like Pinokkio(so stiff), got a back like a tea table and are already known as bad mothers and can in many instances get no pups in the natural way anymore. Have seen many a Great Dane that was so big it moved like it was just learning to walk. ALL things that you give free, in any way, or it is size, weight, length of muzzle etc etc in Bull related breeds can and will be maximised by a lot of idiots who call themselfs lovers of the specific breed. One max sized or minimum sized dog is no problem, but fact is that many will actually turn this into their life goal to get them all that way. One is no problem, and if it works and is a good dog I would breed it also, but it should no be a purpose itself. |
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Post by lahistoriadogo on Feb 19, 2010 11:09:58 GMT -5
You're right Frank, I am just comparing to other large breeds, I haven't seen a Bull terrier as big as a dogo, but even smaller than the Dogo may be gigantic for a Bull Terrier.
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Post by doguito on Feb 19, 2010 14:12:27 GMT -5
got a back like a tea table Nice description ;D ;D Reminds me of a 110 lbs (50 kilo) heavy male Bullterrier of a good friend of mine. If I hadn´t seen this dog with my own eyes, I wouldn´t have believed that such "monsters" really exist.  |
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Post by frank70 on Feb 19, 2010 15:12:28 GMT -5
got a back like a tea table Nice description ;D ;D Reminds me of a 110 lbs (50 kilo) heavy male Bullterrier of a good friend of mine. If I hadn´t seen this dog with my own eyes, I wouldn´t have believed that such "monsters" really exist. LOL. Can remember a time when a lot of Bull Terrier breeders in Germany did muzzle matching with their Bull Terriers. Also a man in England was doing this ;D |
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Post by mataco on Mar 4, 2010 19:17:14 GMT -5
I voted for the first one, having said that as long as the dogo is harmonious and has good movement I could go with the second one as well. The third: 27.5in, 120lbs, is too big, could make a good anchor though once it finally got to the hog.
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Post by rick on Mar 19, 2010 19:58:44 GMT -5
You know the more I go out in the woods with the dogs the more I think that - its all about where you hunt.
If its wide open I could see a taller Dogo doing good, but if you hunt in confined type areas -like here with the cabbage palms and low dense brush a smaller dogo would do alot better.
Balance I would have to agree on.
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Post by dogodon on Jun 21, 2011 10:56:46 GMT -5
I like them a lil bigger and thicker.
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