[Deaf Smith]

“Major, who was rehomed in 2021”

Times have changed.

Used to be that a dog was said to be given to a farmer.

Commander was most likely “given to a farmer”.

[Colinsky]

Used to be that a dog was said to be given to a farmer.

I grew up on a farm. We had lots of dogs and relatives sent intractable dogs to us. The strange thing was that they instantly became very good dogs--somehow they immediately sensed our rules and adhered to them. We didn't have to re-train them.