many dogs exist now in the way they do due to years of breeding for hunting. irish wolfhounds almost disappeared after their reason for being was wiped out. believe it or not, poodles were hunting dogs. beagles, rat terriers (yep, used for ratting) dachsunds, all hunters. that helps explain why many dogs love to dig in your yard, they're looking for their 'prey'. we live in a new world now, so people have gotten away from that-but american foxhounds exist because of fox-hunting, and of course because of george washington.
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