0:00 Introduction
1:29 Fabulous
2:42 Molossian Hound
3:26 Laconian Hound & Vertragus
3:55 Maltese Dog
5:09 Varieties, not breeds
The Cane Corso is a modern descendant of the Mollossian hound.
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They aren’t extinct.
They evolved. into chickens and other birds
No wait. Into dinosaurs!
No wait…
Let’s see:
Canis major
Canis minor
Canis major minor
Canis lieutenant general
Canis maximus
Canis lupus
Canis film festivus
Did I miss any?
1. Almost no dog breeds emerged with the registers. Stud books precede the registers and breeds precede the stud books. Writing standards and keeping records has nothing to do with whether something is a breed.
2. People didn't care about looks in working dogs- false. Form follows function is a truism that accepted everywhere because it's true.
I'll keep reading but the start is not promising for a good grade on this one.
I had a Roman dog once.
Whenever he got out of the fenced-in yard he was roamin’ all over the neighborhood....................
>RIMSHOT<..................