Dogo (dog type)

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A Dogo Canario

Dogo, dogue, and dogge (from Spanish, French/Portuguese, and German, respectively) refer to a sub-type of dog, which represents a medium-sized intermediate between mastiffs and bulldogs. They were originally developed as catch dogs for large game. They were also used for baiting, and cattle work. [1] [ unreliable source ] [2] [ unreliable source ] [3] [ unreliable source ] [4] Typically, dogo-type dogs have a much lighter structure than mastiff-type dogs, and most of them have a longer muzzle, with the exception of the Dogue de Bordeaux.

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Etymology

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Spanish bull-baiting with dogs

The term dogo is Spanish, [3] derived from the Old English word docga. [5] [ unreliable source ]Docga/dogo originally referred to hounds used to track and hold large game and to guard estates. The meaning of the word has expanded over time to include dogs who also do other kinds of related work. This expansion of meaning has caused some conflation between the term dogo and the terms presa (Spanish, literally 'prey[ing]', 'catch[ing]') and fila (Portuguese, lit. 'seize/seizing') as applied to dogs. The Spanish dogos are sometimes known as presas; [4] for instance, the breed known in English by one of its Spanish names Dogo Canario is also called in Spanish perro de presa canario, and the dogo mallorquín (usually known in English as the Ca de Bou from its Catalan name) is alternatively known by Spaniards as perro de presa mallorquín (Spanish does not capitalize breed names). The extinct perro de presa español was closely related to them and might have been one of their ancestors (foundation stock). However, the Latin American dogos standardized breeds – Argentine Dogo or dogo argentino, Brazilian Dogo or dogue brasileiro, and Guatemalan Dogo or dogo guatemalteco – are not called presas because they have traditionally been used only as hunting and guard dogs, the original meaning of the term dogo. Presas and filas were often used as fighting, cattle, or butcher's dogs in addition to hunting and guarding.

In French and Portuguese, dogos are called dogues, and in German Dogges. Therefore, in Spanish, the Dogue de Bordeaux (its name in English as well as in French, which would not capitalize dogue) is known as dogo de Burdeos, and the Great Dane (Deutsche Dogge in German) as dogo alemán ('German dogo'). In addition, the Portuguese word fila is basically an equivalent for the word presa; a Portuguese dictionary published in 1813 explains the term cão fila as being "a dog that catches prey without releasing it", [6] referring to the same kind of catch-dog role as the Spanish dogos. [7]

In Spanish, French, and German, tipo dogo, type dogue or doggenartige Hunde (respectively) also refer to the whole mastiff-type dog subgroup of the FCI. [8] [9] However, more massive and heavier mastiff breeds belonging to the same FCI subgroup are still usually called mastín, mâtin and Mastiff (Spanish, Portuguese, German).

Breeds

Actual dogos

The following breeds are counted as dogos or presas (filas):

Other breeds of the dogo type

The following breeds are not called dogos, but in practical terms represent the same type and have related origins:

See also

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Dogo may refer to:

Ca de Bou Dog breed

The Ca de Bou, also known as the Perro de Presa Mallorquin or the Majorcan Bulldog, is a breed of bulldog type dogs from Majorca, the largest of the Balearic Islands.

Dogo Cubano Extinct Cuban breed of dog

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Saint Miguel Cattle Dog Dog breed

The Saint Miguel Cattle Dog is a dog breed of mastiff type originating on São Miguel Island in the Azores, an island chain which is one of the autonomous regions of Portugal. The breed was originally used as a herding dog for working with cattle.

Villano de Las Encartaciones Dog breed

The Villano de Las Encartaciones is a Spanish working dog from the region of Las Encartaciones in the province of Biscay, in the Basque country, and to some extent in Álava, in eastern Cantabria and in northern Burgos. The traditional use of the dogs is in management of the Monchina breed of cattle of Cantabria and the Paìs Vasco, and particularly to assist with bringing the cattle down from the mountain pastures between October and December. The association between the dog breed and the cattle breed is so close that it has been said that "one breed could not exist without the other". In 2009 there were fewer than 200 dogs registered in the studbook.

Andalusian Hound Dog breed

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Brazilian Dogo Dog breed

Brazilian Dogo, also called Brazilian Dogge, is a mastiff-type working dog breed originating in Brazil. It is neither recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) nor the American Kennel Club (AKC). However, it has the official Brazilian recognition by the Brazilian Confederation of Cynophilia (CBKC) where it belongs to the Group 11 - Breeds not recognized by the FCI.

Terceira Mastiff Dog breed

The Terceira Mastiff is an extinct Portuguese dog landrace, also known as the Rabo Torto.

References

  1. ↑ HogarMania - Molosos tipo dogo (Dogo-type molosser dogs) (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ TopperCan - Perros dogo (Dogo dogs) (in Spanish)
  3. 1 2 MisAnimales - Cuantos tipo de perro dogo existen (How many dogo-type dogs exist?) (in Spanish)
  4. 1 2 Molosos y Perros de presa (in Spanish) This tertiary source reuses information from other sources but does not name them.
  5. ↑ https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/docga
  6. ↑ https://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/significado/al%C3%A3o/27685/ (in Portuguese)
  7. ↑ Horter, R. (January 10, 2013). "Cao Fila de Sao Miguel – aka Saint Miguel Cattle Dog". The Canine Chronicle, Vol 306. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ FCI. Grupo 2 Archived May 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine . FCI. Retrieved May 16, 2014. (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ FCI. Gruppe 2 Archived May 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine . FCI. Retrieved May 16th 2014. (in German)
  10. ↑ Krämer, E.-M. (2009). Der grosse Kosmos Hundeführer, s. 229. Kosmos: Stuttgart.
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