Argentine Dogo Health Problems and Raising a Argentine Dogo Puppy to be Healthy

How To Raise a Healthy Dog
Feeding the Best Dog Foods
Vaccinations: Needed or Not?
Spaying and Neutering: Pros and Cons

The most common health problems in Argentine Dogos:

This breed has a sky-high rate of hip dysplasia. The Orthopedic Foundation of America evaluated the hip X-rays of 120 Argentine Dogos and found 37.5% dysplastic – the 12th worst rate of 142 breeds. And the true rate is even higher because most of the obviously bad X-rays were not sent in for official evaluation.

Other orthopedic diseases in the Argentine Dogo are elbow dysplasia, osteochondritis, and panosteitis.

Inherited deafness affects about 10% of the breed.

Skin diseases are extremely common in Dogos – especially allergies (which cause itchy skin), chronic bacterial skin infections (pyoderma), and demodectic mange.

The most common eye diseases in the Argentine Dogo are eyelid abnormalities (entropion and ectropion).

As with all deep-chested breeds, Dogos are at higher-than-normal risk for the emergency gastrointestinal syndrome bloat.

Can you prevent health problems from happening to YOUR Argentine Dogo?

Yes, often you can.

1. Some health problems are genetic, which means inherited from parents. Genetic health issues are common in Argentine Dogos today because of unwise breeding practices. My book, Dog Quest: Find The Dog Of Your Dreams, shows you how to find a Argentine Dogo puppy who is genetically healthy.
2. Other health problems are environmental – caused by the way you raise your dog. My best-selling dog health book, 11 Things You Must Do Right To Keep Your Dog Healthy and Happy shows you how to prevent environmental health problems by raising your Argentine Dogo puppy (or adult dog) in all the right ways.

Here are my dog health tips for raising a healthy Argentine Dogo puppy or adult dog:

How To Raise a Healthy Dog – My Philosophies
Read my advice on sensible feeding and health care so that your Dogo Argentino lives a long, healthy life and seldom needs to see the vet. An excellent goal, yes?

The Best Dog Food For Feeding Your Argentine Dogo
The best diet for feeding your Dogo Argentino is real food. Real chicken, turkey, beef, bison, venison, fish....This is not "people food" and I'll tell you why.

The Second-Best Dog Food For Your Argentine Dogo
If you can't (or won't) feed what your Dogo really needs, the best I can do is to point out what to look for – and look out for – when choosing a brand of kibble or canned dog food.

Vaccinations and Booster Shots: Needed or Not?
How many vaccinations does your Argentine Dogo puppy really need? Does your adult Dogo need yearly booster shots? The vaccination guidelines have changed. Find out what many vets aren't telling you.

The Type of Veterinarian I Recommend
Does your veterinarian belong to the AVMA or the AHVMA? They're not the same at all, and which one you choose can make a world of difference to the future health of your Argentine Dogo.

Spaying and Neutering: Pros and Cons
Advantages and disadvantages of spaying your female Argentine Dogo or neutering your male.

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