▁big - game ▁hunting , ▁including ▁wild ▁bo ar . ▁The ▁bre eder , ▁Antonio ▁N ores ▁Martínez , ▁also ▁wanted ▁a ▁dog ▁that ▁would ▁exhib it ▁stead fast ▁bra very ▁and ▁will ingly ▁protect ▁its ▁human ▁companion . ▁It ▁was ▁first ▁b red ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁from ▁the ▁Cord oba ▁Dog , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁array ▁of ▁other ▁bre eds , ▁including ▁the ▁Great ▁D ane . ▁This ▁dog ▁bre ed ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁taking ▁down ▁mountain ▁l ions . ▁ ▁App earance ▁The ▁Argent ine ▁D ogo ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁white ▁short - co ated ▁dog ▁with ▁black ▁sp ots ▁on ▁its ▁skin ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁mus cular ▁and ▁strong ▁body ▁that ▁rarely ▁has ▁any ▁mark ings ▁on ▁its ▁coat ▁( any ▁type ▁of ▁mark ing ▁or ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁coat ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁f law ). ▁While ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁accepted ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁clubs , ▁a ▁D ogo ▁Argent ino ▁can ▁have ▁a ▁black ▁or ▁br ind le ▁spot ▁on ▁its ▁head ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁' p ir ata ' ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Fed era ción ▁Cin ológ ica ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁Bre ed ▁Standard ▁Height : ▁for ▁females ▁is ▁ ▁and ▁for ▁males ▁is ▁, ▁measured ▁at ▁the ▁with ers . ▁We ight : ▁from ▁. ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁is ▁just ▁slightly ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁height . ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁front ▁leg ▁( me as ured ▁from ▁point ▁of ▁el bow ▁to ▁the ▁ground ) ▁is ▁approximately