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[–]iraelmossadreddit 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

their is a theory the natives hunting dogs were more wolf dogs not well suited around children. the settlers wanted a dog more friendly around children and bread the wolf dogs with something else. I'm sure some natives probably already had domesticated dogs too from trade with random ships that landed...

[–]aThievingStableboy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

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[–]iraelmossadreddit 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I read the article and it says possiblities are diseases that pre-contact dogs couldn't fight. I guess that's possible too. also says The colonists preferred European breeds and discouraged their pets from mating with the native dogs, which study co-author Angela Perri, a zooarchaeologist at Durham University, says were viewed as “wild” and “vicious.”

Not all people breeding dogs are looking for the same thing either. Some want a pure crazy hunting dog, or a combo hunting family dog.

this is one dog they think might be bread with a native dog.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catahoula_Leopard_Dog

oh and white fang...hmm that sounds familiar. I think I was supposed to read that in school but forgot haha

[–]Dragonerne 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's possible that the native dogs actually were wild and vicious, just like the indians.

[–]aThievingStableboy[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

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[–]iraelmossadreddit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Actually, I think they made us read To Build a Fire. I think I liked it. Rememebering all kinds of wierd stuff from school now ha thanks

[–]aThievingStableboy[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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