Precisely!
If they ever read the story “A Dog of Flanders” they would have a conniption fit and then die.
” Dogs have been used for carts and pack animals throughout history.”
Briars were almost decimated in WWl. They carried supplies, a lot of it medical, to the front lines. It was said that if a Briard passed by a wounded soldier, it knew that soldier had no chance!
OT; When my friends compliment me on how friendly my cat Mao is, I tell them, “Oh! She’s just decided you’re to big to kill and eat!”