While the Argentine Dogo was bred primarily from the extinct Cordoba Dog, it was bred to be a cooperative hunter, i.e. to accompany other catch dogs and bay dogs on the hunt without fighting with the other dogs. The Argentine Dogo is banned, or has ownership restrictions, in certain countries, including the Cayman Islands, Denmark, Norway, Fiji , Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Turkey. In the United Kingdom, under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 , it is illegal to own a Dogo Argentino without lawful authority. In 1928, Antonio Nores Martinez, a medical doctor, professor and surgeon, set out to breed a big game hunting dog that was also capable of being a loyal pet and guard dog . Antonio Martinez picked the Cordoba Fighting Dog to be the base for the breed.This breed is extinct today, but it was said that, as a large and ferocious dog, it was a great hunter. Martinez cross...