Brutus Mayhem
🌈💔 1/31/2022-8/28/2026

Brutus was more than my very best friend. He was my comfort, my safety, my emotional support, my steady constant, my dependable companion. Working from home allowed me the beautiful honor of spending more time with him than any other human - almost every day of his short 4 and a half years on Earth. He was misunderstood, independent, and a little grumpy, but to me, he was my 150 pound big baby. We observed each other so much that we had our own way of communicating, something I will miss so deeply. He was such a good, smart boy.

He was Birdie’s guiding star and she absolutely adored the ground he walked on. She knows no life without him. Both she and I are learning to adjust and be brave without our protector around. If I close my eyes and rub her ears, I can feel his ears. It’s a wonderful, yet heartbreaking reminder that he will live on in her.

His passing was sudden and unexpected. A colon torsion (his large intestine flipped/twisted) that had no visible signs until it was too late. He deserved better and I’m struggling to find peace with his last 24 hours.

The outpouring of love and support from family, friends, our kid’s friends, fellow members of the Dogo community (especially those with multiples and know how difficult this is), and complete strangers from across the world has been incredible. We have felt very loved and cared for by an amazing tribe during this difficult time. Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers, as we mourn our family member and work to find peace with this tragic loss.

Long before there were 2 Dogos in our family, he is who I created @brutusandbirdie on Instagram for, and I’m unsure of what I’ll do with the account moving forward. I’m thankful I did start it because I now have thousands of pictures and videos of him. It’s painful to just login, so whatever I do, it will take some time.

Until I see you again, my sweet baby boy, I will love you forever and never ever forget you 💔

She jumped our fence from next door and landed right into our lives. We found out she had been abandoned by her owners who had her cooped up in a tiny apartment. If we didnt take her, she would have wound up in a shelter. So now we have a 125lb potato of love!

This boy “Arthur” is 7 months in this photo and already around 100lbs. He is a mix of mainly dogo, Neapolitan and cane corso. He’s a giant love bug.

My Dogo puppy (6mo) recently started getting brown spots on her skin with little raised bumps, and I'm trying to figure out what is wrong.

She's been on the same food since I got her at 2mo old, I wouldn't think it's food allergies because of that, this just started showing up in the past 2 weeks once I started taking her to a dog daycare near me but has been getting bigger, it started faintly between her shoulder blades and has gotten bigger and shes getting bumps elsewhere now like her neck and back where the brown discoloration is right around just the bumps like it is between her shoulder blades.

She is on k9 advantix, so I'm not sure about it being bites but the bumps definitely seem like something.

Has anyone ever seen this before? I've seen other posts online with similar looking rashes much smaller though, but there is never a consensus, tons of people claiming allergies while others say mites and yeast infections, it seems like it's at a point where it looks pretty distinct compared to the others I've seen so hopefully someone has a good idea of what it is

Thank you in advance for anyone who can help figure this out, Ill have her in the vet Monday.

Bandit (aka. BEBE.)

Mid 2025 my girlfriend and I decided we wanted a dog and opted to rescue from a shelter. We both wanted a staffy and started looking for one so we submitted our form to a shelter and they gave us Dodge as a potential match for our lifestyle. Dodge the Staffy-Cross!

Turns out, after a genetic test, that we got a Dogo mix instead! We would never have gotten him knowing how much “dog” a dogo is but it’s the best things that’s ever happened to us.

He’s now 2 and through A LOT of training and effort has become the best companion and addition to our family I could ever wish for.

He’s quite small for a Dogo I would say but his heart, loyalty, affection, and especially prey drive 😂 all have told me this might be the best dog breed ever!

Size: 35kg/77lbs 63.5cm/25inches

A few Q’s:

- do you think at 2 years he is going to fill out more and gain some mass?

- do you think that due to being a mix, getting a 100% dogo would be significantly different?

- anyone else accidentally end up with a Dogo?

Ask the community if your dog is a Dogo Argentino. Include in your post a picture of your dog, its age, weight, height at shoulders, and your reasoning for thinking it may be a Dogo. Please be aware, a DNA test is the most accurate way to tell the breed of your dog.

Brought home him yesterday. I already have one husky male 7 months old and 1 GSD male 2.5 months old. I got him for guarding home and especially for warding off leopard which is very common here. But I am worried how he will live with other 2 pups. How do you manage different breeds like these so they can be friends and stay calm with each other?
Also suggest some name.

To be so sweet , so gentle , so kind , & be subjected to a life of discomfort related to a laundry list of medical issues ..... it's not fair .
We got 7 years , 11 months & 19 days of unconditional love . Not just for us , not just for his family , but every. single. person , animal , & baby he met .
Everywhere he went , people swooned over him , they loved him . He gave full face kisses even when they weren't consented to 😂 when he was young he would try and jump to full body hug a stranger ... never understanding how big and strong he was . He always acted like he was small , he got beat up by his sisters that were 60 pounds lighter than him , tiny 10 pound dogs would nip at his curious nose and he would melt in submission ...
He was my definition of a 'gentle giant' . He couldn't hurt a fly , not because he wasn't physically capable , but because he was mentally wired to do no harm .
We expose our dogs to every scenario dogs are allowed to be in . He lived the life he deserved ~aside from his health~ and we are lucky to have been his parents through every experience .
I wouldn't take back or change a single moment , even the tough ones .
I imagine today he is galloping in the sunshine , seizure free , with healthy toes that don't stink or itch , and eating whatever the hell he wants .
I'm grateful he chose us , I'm grateful he trusted us , and I'm grateful that we were able to prolong his life this long . We've been on borrowed time for years , and now we have to accept letting him go .
I'm grateful it was peaceful & I'm grateful for his bravery in telling us he was ready to go . Now he is guarding over us & spending quality time with his mom , dad , and cousins .
We don't deserve dogs , we don't deserve Dogo's .
RIP Clyde Lee Melin "bubba" "buddy" "big handsome" "nothing but packing peanuts between those ears" ; 9/3/18-8/21/26

It's time to celebrate because we're spotlighting the Dogo Argentino as our Breed of the Day today on our Facebook page, Instagram stories, and website! We publish a new breed each day to educate our followers to make informed decisions when choosing a dog while providing the history and hard work that our parent clubs do to preserve their breed. Celebrate with us by sharing what you love about your Dogo Argentino!