Shatranj Dogo Argentinos Southern Africa

Shatranj Dogo Argentinos Southern Africa The Dogo Argentino in Africa…our dogos are working in many African countries, as guardians, trackers, hunters, in anti poaching units & SAR dogs.

Breeding for function, our Argentenean Mastiffs have high work drive,excellent temperament and conformation. ShaTranj Dogos came into being as an ideal more than 20 years ago. At that point, Dogos weren't available in South Africa and the attention moved to the breeding and showing off the American Pitt Bullterrier. After 20 years, the dreams finally came together when I was searching for a replac

ement for my Pittie companion dog, Brock. We were fortunate enough to walk in on an amazing pup, and so Boesman (Búsan) came into our lives. Today we have four breeding females and four breeding males, representing four widely separated lines. Breeding is done very selectively and solely with the purpose of producing working Dogos, on par with breed standards, as well as our own rigorous selection for conformation, temperament, work drive and character. All our dogs are working dogs...performing as tracking dogs, for wounded or snared game, anti poaching and problem animal control. Articles can be found under the heading of “Photos” - “Albums” - select article…

Checking the valley and pointing the perpetrators…before the scene goes wild🔥
19/10/2025

Checking the valley and pointing the perpetrators…before the scene goes wild🔥

Inspecting the horses while on patrol….through persistent patrols, our snare pressure has come down…but it doesn’t mean ...
19/10/2025

Inspecting the horses while on patrol….through persistent patrols, our snare pressure has come down…but it doesn’t mean the whole area is that fortunate…not a lot removed today, but every one may mean the difference between life and death for those passing…

Moments before the action starts and the grunt begins😎
19/10/2025

Moments before the action starts and the grunt begins😎

Giving a different meaning to being the “blue-eyed” girl in the house 😎 Like a pirate patch, which I’ll show in some of ...
19/10/2025

Giving a different meaning to being the “blue-eyed” girl in the house 😎

Like a pirate patch, which I’ll show in some of these pictures, blue or yellow eyes in the Dogo Argentino is indicative of a recessive gene.
Unlike a pirate patch, which is acceptable in the breeding standard, (as long as it doesn’t cover more than 10% of the head, forward from the ears, in one continuous patch, whether it touches the eye or ear); blue or yellow eyes will be penalised in the showring.

The eye color in itself does not affect the Dogos ability so see, smell or function 100% in its true function.
It does however (blue) very often go hand in hand with other recessive genetic issues like deafness etc.

We do not currently have a full genetic mapping available for the Dogo Argentino to be able to calculate which genetic expressions are present and how exactly that correlates with the phenotypic expression which we physically see/experience and which of them comes to the fore when recessive genes meet.

We can however test relatively easily for the presence of any other genetically hereditary diseases, including deafness, hyp dysplasia and many more…due to the the fact that there has been a lot of information gathered over years of study.

As databases grow, including more and more breed specific information, hopefully our understanding of the genetic mapping of the Dogo Argentino will keep improving.

This little blue eyed beauty has the promise of a healthy life ahead, with no other negative markers in her DNA 🔥🔥

More Dogo genetics to be discussed in the next part.

18/10/2025

Africa…end of the dry season and no rain in sight…
The grazing doesn’t have feeding value anymore, grass, tree and other fruit or seed-bearing plants have been exhausted, open water have gone, except at the watering sites being fed by borehole…

Wildlife is flocking to the yard…nyala, kudu, impala, duiker, guineafowl, hornbills, doves, woodpeckers, eagles, owls, loeries…literally everything, is honing in on the farm-dam and the horse’s water through for some moisture and any extra scraps that can keep them going…

The rock salt we place out helps increase digestion of the low quality grasses left, while providing some much needed minerals.
On small game farming properties, you must realise that you are not operating in a naturally sustained environment anymore. Additional feed, worm control and access to drinking water is absolutely essential if you want a small “artificial” environment to survive.

An interesting benefit is the positive effect that these actions have on the broader, (more natural, if you want) populations of wildlife.

In this clip, guinea fowl and nyala are providing a tempting backdrop for one our Dogo Argentinos, Quilo…seen here without collar or leash, when they come in to lick salt, peck up maize and drink water..

As a working Dogo, Quilo has to realise that he cannot chase everything. This behaviour must be so ingrained that I can trust him without collar or leash.
In fact, it must go so far that the day when I place him on a poacher’s track, without leash, his self control must be strong enough to drive him though/over any obstacle, while maintaining enough control to either catch and hold, or fight to the death in a split second’s decision.

…and sometimes, his control of himself, must override my own human impulsion for revenge, revenge I want to bring on those that brought pain to those who cannot defend themselves and he must remain the calm eye of the storm…quiet, but unstoppable; calm, but carrying the tornado behind him….

Until then, we feed rock salt and provide water and shelter…

18/10/2025

Africa…end of the dry season and no rain in sight…
The grazing doesn’t have feeding value anymore, grass, tree and other fruit or seed-bearing plants have been exhausted, open water have gone, except at the watering sites being fed by borehole…

Wildlife is flocking to the yard…nyala, kudu, impala, duiker, guineafowl, hornbills, doves, woodpeckers, eagles, owls, loeries…literally everything, is honing in on the farm-dam and the horse’s water through for some moisture and any extra scraps that can keep them going…

The rock salt we place out helps increase digestion of the low quality grasses left, while providing some much needed minerals.
On small game farming properties, you must realise that you are not operating in a naturally sustained environment anymore. Additional feed, worm control and access to drinking water is absolutely essential if you want a small “artificial” environment to survive.

An interesting benefit is the positive effect that these actions have on the broader, (more natural, if you want) populations of wildlife.

In this clip, guinea fowl and nyala are providing a tempting backdrop for one our Dogo Argentinos, Quilo…seen here without collar or leash, when they come in to lick salt, peck up maize and drink water..

As a working Dogo, Quilo has to realise that he cannot chase everything. This behaviour must be so ingrained that I can trust him without collar or leash.
In fact, it must go so far that the day when I place him on a poacher’s track, without leash, his self control must be strong enough to drive him though/over any obstacle, while maintaining enough control to either catch and hold, or fight to the death in a split second’s decision.

Checking out some illegal “orange collectors” and marking out some trees with my wingman for the day😎
17/10/2025

Checking out some illegal “orange collectors” and marking out some trees with my wingman for the day😎

Giving a different meaning to being the “blue-eyed” girl in the house 😎 Like a pirate patch, blue or yellow eyes in the ...
17/10/2025

Giving a different meaning to being the “blue-eyed” girl in the house 😎

Like a pirate patch, blue or yellow eyes in the Dogo Argentino is indicative of a recessive gene.
Unlike a pirate patch, wich is acceptable in the breeding standard, (as long as it doesn’t cover more than 10% oh the head); blue or yellow eyes will be penalised in the showring.

The eye color in itself does not affect the Dogos ability so see, smell or function 100% in its true function.
It does however (blue) very often go hand in hand with other recessive genetic issues like deafness etc.

We do not currently have a full genetic mapping available for the Dogo Argentino to be able to calculate which genetic expressions are present and how exactly that correlates with the phenotypic expression which we physically see/experience and which of them comes to the fore when recessive genes meet.

We can however test relatively easily for the presence of any other genetically hereditary diseases, including deafness, hyp dysplasia and many more…due to the the fact that there has been a lot of information gathered over years of study.

As databases grow, including more and more breed specific information, hopefully our understanding of the genetic mapping of the Dogo Argentino will keep improving.

This little blue eyed beauty has the promise of a healthy life ahead, with no other negative markers in her DNA 🔥🔥

17/10/2025

Having the pups interacting can be so amusing !😎🔥

Grandkids growing up so fast…Tsotsi(left), Boesman(center) and Imvubu (right)….front door seems to be covered…😎 ...
12/10/2025

Grandkids growing up so fast…Tsotsi(left), Boesman(center) and Imvubu (right)….front door seems to be covered…😎

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