(of the Great Pyrenees dog)
Varro, a Roman author who lived in the first century BC, wrote in his treatise of rural economy “De re rustica” in 37 BC.:
“The dog is essential for those who raise animals for wool. It is the guardian of livestock in general but is the natural defender of the sheep and goats. The wolf lurks constantly and we oppose it with the dogs”..
Yes. These dogs are wolf bane. Here in central (M)assachusetts they’re coy wolf bane. Yeah, we’re blessed with both coyotes and coy wolves. Yay and shiite.