@ombowstring1 OP I have been working with dogs for over 20 years and completely agree with you here. Nothing against
any dog breed, but dogos, presas, cane corsos, etc tend to be a popular choice for certain types of men (they want a “tough” looking mastiff and then don’t bother doing the type of training and socializing these dogs require)
I’ve been training dogs for two decades and would not get one of these dogs (not just because I used to work with one years ago who had to be euthanized at two years old for mauling the owners toddler) but because they are headstrong and HUGE. I am fully confident in my ability to train one of these dogs, but I am also aware that I am not big or strong enough to restrain one if it decided something was prey.
Your husband frankly doesn’t seem to know much about dogs at all. There are all kinds of dogs that are different from other types of dogs. If he insists on a Dogo because it’s “just like any other dog” then why not a Pomeranian or a Schnauzer? Just like any other dog, no?
I live in a heavily populated area and so there are thousands of dogs in just my neighborhood alone. I worked at a dog daycare here too and in those few years we had to ban a number of dogs for being aggressively toward other dogs—a couple pitbulls (out of hundreds, they are the most populous breed in the shelters here), and all but
one mastiff type dog—who eventually was banned for attacking an employee.
If you can’t agree on a dog then do not introduce a new one into your home.