Dogo Argentino Skull: Massive convex both lengthwise and width wise due to the relief of the mastication muscles and muscles of the neck.
Face: Of the same length as the skull, that is to say that the line that joins the processus of the eye sockets of the frontal bone should be the same distance from the occipital, as the alveolar ridge of the upper jaw is from the processus of the eye sockets of the frontal bone.
Eyes: Dark, protected with eyelids rimmed with black or light colored skin. The separation between the eyes should be great, with an alert and intelligent gaze, but at the same time with a pronounced hardness.
Jaws: Well adapted, without prognathism, strong with large, well implanted teeth.
Nose: Strongly pigmented in black, with a slight stop at the end. Ample nostrils.
Ears: On top of the head, erect or semi erect of triangular shape. They should always be presented cropped.
Dogo Lips: Very short, tight with free edges and pigmented black. Very short lips are demanded, so that when the dog is holding, he can breath through the corner of his lips.
Occipital: There should be no relief at the base of the skull because the powerful beck muscles cover it completely, the head and neck join in the form of an arch.
Dogo Argentino Neck: Thick, arched yet elegant with very thick skin around the throat, making wrinkles like the Mastiff and not tight like the Bull Terrier. The elasticity of the neck skin owes to the cellular tissue being very lax, this allows the skin to slide along the fascia near the surface in such a way that the tusk, fang or claw of the adversary only wounds the skin and if it is another dog that tries to grab the neck, because the skin is elastic and stretches a lot it allows the Dogo to also grab and hold at the same time.
Chest: Ample and deep, giving the impression of big lungs. Seen from the front, the sternum should extend below the elbows.
Withers: High, very strong, of great muscular relief.
Thorax: Ample, seen from the side extends below the elbows.
Spine (top line): Higher at the withers and smoothly sloping to the croup. Adult animals that have well developed muscles along the back and kidneys when seen from the side look like an armchair and have a channel along the length of the spine, owing to the relief of the spinal muscles.
Front legs: Straight and vertical; with short, tightly closed together toes.
Kidneys: Covered by the dorsal muscles
Dogo Argentino Rear Legs: Very muscular thighs, short hocks, with short tightly closed together toes, without dewclaws.
Tail: Long, raised in an arch, of ample curvature upwards. During combat the tail is raised in constant lateral movement, like when the dog greets his owner. The length should try to be shortened to improve the harmony of the overall build of the dog, for which reason preference should be given to those specimens whose tails do not reach the hock.
Coat: Completely white. The only tolerable spot is a dark or black one around the eye or on the head in front of the ears. All other spots on any part of the body must be disqualified as an atavistic trait. Dogos with white coats, but with skin that is very pigmented with black, should be considered as specimens not suitable for breeding because of the recessive trait that can become predominate in offspring if coupled with another specimen that has a dominant pigmentation defect.
Dogo disqualifications: Blue eyes; deafness; spots on coat; long hair; white nose; prognathism; pendulous lip, all bodily disproportions.
