-=> Lee Lofaso wrote to Bob Klahn <=-   
      
    BK>I can say that for a German Shepard, or Standard Poodle. From   
    BK>personal knowledge of those who owned them, and who found them   
    BK>quite protective.   
      
    LL> Dogs have been bred for thousands of years, each breed for a certain   
    LL> purpose.  The Chinese nobility used small dogs for guarding the inside   
    LL> of buildings, and large dogs for guarding the outside.  Romans used   
    LL> rottweillers as their dog of choice for hauling supplies.   
      
   I though the Chinese used dogs for food. Why else would those reddish, curly   
   tailed, purple tongue mutts be called "Chow"?   
       
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