This breed has its origin in the province of Cordoba, in the mediterranean region of the Republic of Argentina. Its creator was Dr. Antonio Nores Martinez, a renowned doctor and member of a traditional local family. In 1928, his passion for dogs, perhaps a family legacy, led him to set the bases and a standards for a new dog breed, which he named Dogo Argentino. His work was based upon methodical crossbreeding of several pure breeds with the old fighting dog from Cordoba, which was very strong and vigorous, but lacked mental and genetic stability. This local breed had been the product of the crossbreeding among Mastiffs, Bulldogs, and Bull Terriers, and was widely known and appreciated by fervent dog-fight fans, a very popular activity at the time, which embraced all social classes.

Owing to careful selection and increasing emphasis on character control, through different generations, Dr. Nores Martinez finally accomplished his goal, obtaining the first "family" with sufficiently stable epigeneticaly inherited attributes.

At the beginning it was generally considered to be a dog for fighting, but Dr. Nores Martinez's liking for hunting led him to take the dog to one of his habitual hunting trips, where the new breed demonstrated its skills, becoming a key figure in all his further trips. Thus it quickly became an excellent big-game hunting dog. With the passing of time, this adaptating capacity has made this dog very versatile in regards to functions, and it has proved to be a noble companion and a loyal insurmountable protector of its master.

Its strength, tenacity, delicate sense of smell and bravery make it the best dog among those used for hunting wild boars, peccaries, pumas and other predators, which can be found in the vast and heterogeneous areas of the Argentinean territory. Its harmony, balance and excellent athletic muscled body are ideal characteristics for enduring long trips in any weather conditions, and fighting fiercely with the pursued prey.

On May 21^st 1964, this breed was acknowledged by the Federación Cinológica Argentina and by the Argentinean Rural Society, which opened the way for the breed to be acknowledged internationally later on. It was not until July 31^st 1973, when the breed was finally accepted by the International Cynological Federation (FCI) as the first pure Argentinean breed in history. And it was mainly due to the great passion, hard work, and everlasting efforts of Dr. August Nores Martinez, the creators brother and successor, who continued in his work.