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Antonio and Augustin Nores-Martinez lived outstanding lives. Antonio became a medical doctor and was, later in life, a professor at the School of Medicine of the University of Cordoba, Argentina. Augustin in turn, studied to be a lawyer and was, for many years, a District Court Magistrate. He later became Chancellor of the university of Buenos Aires and served as Argentine Ambassador to Canada and Japan. In spite of their impressive accomplishments, these men will probably be better remembered by their legacy to the canine world: EL DOGO ARGENTINO.
Unlike other canine species, this breed came endowed with a well documented history, written by its own creators and published as follows:
Nores-Martinez, Antonio; "El Dogo Argentino", Diana Magazine, #89, pp. 28-40, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1947.
Nores-Martinez, Augustin; "El Dogo Argentino", Talleres Caporaletti, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1969.
Nores-Martinez, Augustin; "Historia Del Dogo Argentino", Editorial Albatros, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1978.
"… I have told my family that my last will is to die with a Dogo Argentino under my bed and that only a rough cross and the figure of a Dogo, which will watch my sleep, cover my tomb in the remote place in the Andes Mountains, where my bones will rest. They have constantly kept me company through my difficult life and it is my wish that they come along with me to my last resting place as well…"
-- Dr. Nores-Martinez, Augustin; Historia Del Dogo Argentino (The History of Dogo Argentino) |
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