Mammals The Dog 
centuries. It is interesting to note that pictures 
painted by great artists showing dogs in hunting 
scenes, have helped much in revealing the history 
of different varieties. 
Since dogs were tamed first to become the compan- 
ions and protectors of man, so the different breeds 
have been developed to meet the needs or fancies 
of man. For instance, the bulldog was originally 
a large dog used for general purposes, but the need 
for a dog by butchers and others to subdue wild and 
fierce bulls developed a dog with strong jaw and 
grit to match. At first the bull was led by the ear, 
and naturally a large rather tall dog was needed 
for that; later, the bull was led by the nose anda 
smaller, short-legged dog was needed for that, and 
thus the bulldog as we know him was evolved. 
In ancient times there were many robbers that 
preyed upon people who lived in isolated houses, 
and strong, fierce watch dogs were almost a neces- 
sity; these were called ‘“‘bandogs’’, and from them 
was developed the mastiff. The great Dane came 
from a race of dogs prized by the Greeks and Romans 
in hunting fierce wild game, like the wild boar. 
The greyhound gained his slender body and long 
legs because man needed a swift dog to help him 
catch, for food, swift animals like rabbits and deer. 
Later the foxhound was developed to hunt foxes 
for sport; and the long-bodied short-legged dachs- 
hund was evolved to go into the burrows of badgers 
and rabbits and thus capture these creatures. The 
great St. Bernard came into being by aiding the 
monks of Switzerland in keeping to the safe roads 
in deep snows, thus enabling travelers to reach the 
hospices in safety. The Newfoundland probably 
developed itself as a water dog since in that country 
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