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Most Aggressive Guard Dogs in the World · Be Amazed

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[SPEAKER_00]: Think of dangerous beasts and what comes to mind.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Sharks, crocodiles, clowns?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, believe it or not, man's best friend tops the list.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yep, dogs are the fourth deadliest species on the planet and are responsible for a staggering 35,000 fatalities worldwide per year.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And a no one surprised humans had bred some to be more dangerous than others, purely for their own gains.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So from brutish bulldogs to destructive dobermans, these are some of the most aggressive guard dogs in the world.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Let's start with a truly awesome gladiator of a dog.
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[SPEAKER_00]: A little over 2,000 years ago Roman soldiers were marching through northern Europe like they own the blaze.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I guess they had a lot of go-all.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Joke for the history buffs out there.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Anyway accompanying the troops was the Roman Massive, also known as the Milossus, a legendarily muscular dog used for farming and battle.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The Romans campaigned path, led through what is now, Rotweil and Southwest Germany.
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[SPEAKER_00]: As the centurion's past, many of these massive mastiffs were left behind and then adopted by the locals.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The mastiffs got to know the local country's sheep dogs, intimately, and the rot-wilder was born.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Modern rot-wilders are considered large, strong dogs measuring 27 inches in weighing up to 110 pounds.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's six times heavier than smaller dogs like Daxons.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Its spectacular size means a specially trained dog can pull about a thousand pounds with several sources stating that bigger specimens can pull some 15,000 pounds, which is roughly four times the weight of a small car.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, that sounds fake.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But considering routewilers were used in their native homeland to haul carts that doesn't sound entirely unreasonable, alongside hauling they were also trained to herd and guard which is an instinct many still carry.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Now the breed's popularity really peaked in the 1990s, however demand for routewilers led to bumbling breeders producing puppies with no regard for the dogs' health or temperament.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Between 2005 to 2017, Rotweiler attacks were responsible for 45 fatalities, accounting for 10.4% of all fatal dog attacks in the US in that period.
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[SPEAKER_00]: If that wasn't bad enough, there was a total of 666 reported Rotweiler attacks from 1982 to 2021.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Talk about ominous.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Bad publicity and unprepared owners have all resulted in the dog's unfair reputation, with some believing the popular misconception that the breed was once used to fight.
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[SPEAKER_00]: With proper care and training, a round-weiler can be as gentle as a kitten.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So let's are, and more.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, everyone always thinks of me as this round-friendly guy, but that's not how I want to be known.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I want to be seen as an edgy, bad boy.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Unfortunately for me it's hard to earn that reputation when you make YouTube videos about tasty snacks and cute baby animals for a living.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You know who does have a bad reputation?
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[SPEAKER_00]: The American Pit Bull Terrier Pit Bulls are brawny dogs measuring in and around 22 inches tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 80 or even 90 pounds.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These K9's negative reputation precedes it, with the pitbull being banned in numerous countries around the world, including the UK, Russia, and Spain.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This is because many believe these dogs to be dangerous and untrainable with some going so far as to argue pitbulls are uncontrollable, beast that... Hmm...
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[SPEAKER_00]: Babies!
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[SPEAKER_00]: It isn't like this reputation as an earned however, from 1982 to 2021 American Pit Bulls were accountable for 7,772 attacks, 5,331 mollings, and 561 fatalities in North America alone.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This means Pit Bulls make up 65.6% of all fatal dog attacks.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Between 2005 and 2017 alone, Pitbulls ranked up a horror-frying 284 fatalities.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Jeez!
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[SPEAKER_00]: How can one dog be so dangerous, though?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, the breed has a long history of being deliberately mistreated by owners who purposefully make them more aggressive.
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[SPEAKER_00]: While this may turn them into formidable guard dogs, it's incredibly cruel and has made people fearful of the poor pooch and has negatively impacted other dogs, too.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You see, back in the 80s and 90s, pitbulls were selectively bred with bulldogs to create a whole new breed of guard dog, the American bully.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And no, I'm not talking about Regina George.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Bullies resemble their pitbull progenitors, but with a seriously pumped up frame.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Bullies can weigh around 130 pounds, which makes them twice as heavy as other large breeds like the Dalmatian, and almost the same weight as an average 5 foot 4 woman.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Sadly, the selective breeding required to reach this staggering state is often at the expense of the dog's health, as some bullies can barely move under the weight of their own muscle.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Funnily enough, in recent years, the American bully has gained popularity,
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[SPEAKER_00]: and Britain.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Not so funny is the fact that 2022 turned out to be the deadliest year ever for fatal dog attacks in the UK.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Enlives were claimed with American bullies responsible for six of them.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But remember, a dog reflects its master and personally, I don't think any of those masters deserve those dogs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Seeing people accomplish impressive things always makes me wonder,
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's a new low.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This is the Belgian Shepherd and it's a fearsome over-achiever.
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[SPEAKER_00]: April to reach 26 inches tall and weigh up to 66 pounds, these dogs are quick and athletic and capable of jumping six to eight feet in the air.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're also intelligent, washful, and wary.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Okay, so the complete opposite of me.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Belgian shepherds were originally bred by farmers to herd sheep and guard against wolves, and wonder their tough.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Over time, though, four distinct varieties emerged.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Grown-and-dale, tervure, melanoi, and lacanoi.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These dogs are so impressive they've been employed by New York City Police since 1908, and are used by the FBI to help guard the White House to this day.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Like people, however, Belgian shepherds aren't perfect.
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[SPEAKER_00]: In America and Canada, the melanoi variety were responsible for seven attacks between 1982 and
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[SPEAKER_00]: One story of a well-utilized Belgian shepherd comes from Kruger National Park in South Africa where a dog called K9 Killer lived.
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[SPEAKER_00]: K9 was used by Kruger Park's special operations team to sniff out and catch our poachers trying to kill rhinos for their horns.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Due to the courage and dedication of the Belgian Shepherd, 115 of these criminals were apprehended.
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[SPEAKER_00]: For his efforts, K9 was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal in January 2016, and even when my whole life had to me, I'd not all ever have to do this fantastic fight-o, where you ever picked on by mean kids, I sure was, last month was hard for me.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe I should engineer my own attack dog.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's what tax collector Louie Doberman did in the town of the Poldo in modern-day Germany during the 19th century.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Being a tax collector, Doberman wasn't the most popular dude, and the fact that he walked around town carrying everyone's money made him an easy target for muggers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Talk about going through a roof bed.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Doberman decided he needed protection and luckily, he happened to be a part-time dog catcher.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So Doberman bred of her roaches looking super dog from what he'd caught.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The final product?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Tchao wa wa!
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[SPEAKER_00]: It was the doberman, of course.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Standing up to 28 inches at the shoulder and weighing up to 88 pounds, these dogs had the combination of toughness, speed, and for rosity that the tax collector wanted.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Even after Louis Doberman's death in 1894, his breed lived on.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The doberman's selectively bred trade of aggression hasn't waned since the 1800s either.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Between 1982 and 2021, the dogs were responsible for 23 attacks in the USA and Canada.
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[SPEAKER_00]: eight of which were fatal.
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[SPEAKER_00]: While grim, it's no surprise considering the K9's well-developed teeth.
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[SPEAKER_00]: When catching an animal, the dogs front and sysers will hold it in place whilst the K9's are fangs, vanish it off.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Good luck escaping, too.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The Doberman's bite force measures
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[SPEAKER_00]: For reverence, the average dog bite is between 230 and 250 PSI, so the doberman is packing some extra crunch power.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Their jaws are so powerful, their mullers have the capacity to crunch bones, so nothing goes to waste when they're eating.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And they look straight up terrifying when they snarl.
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[SPEAKER_00]: If you take a trip to the snowy peaks of Japan's to Hoku region, you may come across the Matagi people, and they'll probably ask you how you decided on such a specific vacation spot.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The resilient Matagi have called this treacherous land their home for centuries, but because grocery stores are a little hard to come by in the mountains, the Matagi forge from the land around them.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hunters trick into the wilderness for games such as wild boars, deer, and bears?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Wait, how do they take down literal bears?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, about a thousand years ago, these hardy hunters bred the formidable Mataghi Enhu to help them bring down Danger Spray and protect them from these massive beasts.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Best forward to the Takagawa era in the 1600s where Japanese nobility continued to develop the Matagi breed, giving rise to the modern Akita.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The aristocracy used the Akita as an imposing guardogun hunting companion.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Today Akita's may look like cutler wouldn't have puppies, but remember, these things were bred to bring down bears.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Akita's typically measured 28 inches at the shoulder and way around 110 pounds.
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[SPEAKER_00]: However, true to stereotypes on average, the American variant of Akita weighs around 30 pounds more than their Japanese sibling.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This difference came about when US soldiers returned home from Japan bringing along these robust rovers, through crossbreeding with several other dog species the American Akita emerged.
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[SPEAKER_00]: a larger K9 build with a bigger square head.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Regardless of the dog's nationality, Akitas are still fearless photos that won't back down from the fight.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Unfortunately, this instinct has resulted in eight fatalities being attributed to the Akita in the USA from 1982 to 2013.
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[SPEAKER_00]: One reason it's so dangerous is that their bite is more severe than other dogs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This is her shape jaw of the Akita makes it hard to force open once the dog bites down, meaning the dog must often voluntarily decide to release its victim, which doesn't always happen.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Maybe I won't take that trip to the Tooku region, you know, just in case I'm mistaken for a bear.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Have you ever seen those survival documentaries where a guy gets trapped off in the middle of nowhere
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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't think I'd even survive being dropped off, but let me tell you about one dog that could give Bear Grills a run for his money.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The Alibi, this noble hound is also known as this Central Asian Shepherd dog or by the incredibly cool name, Wolf Crusher.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, really.
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[SPEAKER_00]: With a name like that, do I even need to go on?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Don't worry, I will anyway.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These colossal K9s are one of the oldest dog breeds in the world today, with the genealogy that dates back over 5,000 years.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hailing from a territory spanning the Caspian Sea to China and southern Europe to have Afghanistan, these dogs weren't bred by humans but are a product of natural selection.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The breed was used by the nomadic people of Central Asia to guard livestock from thieves and wild animals.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Chasing bears, that's one to Nase's puppy.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Alibis aren't the only big boys in their family, though.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're closely related to the equally terrifying Tibetan Mass-diff.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Yikes!
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[SPEAKER_00]: I thought my Thanksgiving reunions were dangerous.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Being raised in such harsh terrain has made the Alibis well suited to extreme climates.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Whether it's sweltering a heat or brutal cold, this ancient pooch can handle it.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Standing some 28 inches at the shoulder and weighing it at 110 pounds, these dogs make for intimidating protectors.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Their loyal defenders of their families but their territorial nature makes them tricky to train.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Additionally, their instincts make them highly suspicious of strangers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This makes of trades make them effective if highly dangerous guard dogs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Despite they're never being a reported instance of an attack, the breed is banned in Denmark.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's how scared the data show are of this loyal dog.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These dogs would make awesome assassins.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Once they take out an enemy of yours and the cops come calling, you can just tell them, sorry officer, I have an alibi.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Pineapple on pizza, fried chicken and waffles, olive oil and ice cream.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These are all bizarre combinations that some people swear by, but to me they all seem a little eccentric.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Still, those combinations have nothing on the haul healer, which is a mix between a wild dingo and sheep dog.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This mad breed is the creation of one man, Thomas Hall, a farmer who lived in 19th century Queensland, Australia.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Oh, Australia?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Now it makes sense.
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[SPEAKER_00]: All wanted a dog tough enough to hurt cattle under the cruel Australian sun.
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[SPEAKER_00]: His English sheep dogs weren't cutting the mustard quickly growing tired in the heat.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So, all took some dingos he had tamed because he was clearly a psychopath and then bred them with his sheep dogs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The hybrid was called a haul healer and is the ancestor of the modern day
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[SPEAKER_00]: Australian cattle dogs also known as healers because they nip at the heels of cattle, stand some 20 inches tall and only weigh around 44 pounds.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're not as big in bulky as other dogs we've met but what they lack in mass they make up for in grit and intelligence.
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[SPEAKER_00]: With a natural tendency to bind healers make vigilant guards but if not properly trained can become bored.
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[SPEAKER_00]: When under stimulated these dogs can act out becoming destructive and dangerous.
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[SPEAKER_00]: From 1982 to 2021, these dogs were responsible for 32 attacks in the USA and Canada.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I have some pretty snappy co-workers at BMA's HQ, maybe they've got some dingle blood in them too.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You've heard of Sumo Wrestling?
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[SPEAKER_00]: Two big guys step into a little ring, then wrestle like crazy.
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[SPEAKER_00]: classic entertainment, right?
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[SPEAKER_00]: But did you know dogs can be sumo wrestlers too?
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[SPEAKER_00]: But surely a dogplank sports is against the rules, meet the Tosa Inu, a Japanese fighting dog with a history as fiery as its spirit.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Originating from Tosa this breed was developed 150 years ago and then sword and popularity in the 1920s, which was not coincidentally also the peak of dog fighting
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[SPEAKER_00]: Native dogs were combined with masters, Bulldog, St. Bernard's and Great Danes to eventually create a hooking dog, 26 inches tall and with a weight of up to 200 pounds.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's four times the weight of a golden retriever or the average weight of a 6-foot-3 man.
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[SPEAKER_00]: As you can imagine, this made the breed quite an intimidating fighter.
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[SPEAKER_00]: While dog fighting has been banned in many countries, it continues in certain areas of Japan, despite concerns from animal rights groups.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Owning a price-fighting dog can be incredibly lucrative, with champions fetching six figure prices for their breeding potential.
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[SPEAKER_00]: All this is aren't toses the nickname of the sumo dog.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Now I'm not endorsing dogfighting, but sanctioned Japanese dogfights are different from illegal fights in the West.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The goal of a Japanese dogfight is not for the dogs to hurt each other, but for one dog to pin the other down without entering its opponent.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That's are always on standby to halt the fight if they notice any sign of entry.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The audience aren't allowed to bet either.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Despite these measures though, Toses are still bred to be fighters, which means they don't tend to get on with their own kind.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Despite their being no reported attacks linked to them, Toses have been banned in several countries including the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand.
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[SPEAKER_00]: However, in places where they remain legal, Toses are utilized as for middle-guard dogs drawing on their combat eventstakes.
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[SPEAKER_00]: If I ever took up Sumo Wrestling and believed me I'm got the physique, there's no way I'd want to clash with these canines.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Let's take our minds back to 17th Century Brazil, an easy task we all perform constantly I'm sure.
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[SPEAKER_00]: In 17th Century Brazil, plantation owners face to problem.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Their livestock was being preyed upon by jaguars and other predators.
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[SPEAKER_00]: So they did what every person featured is so far dead, they engineered a super dog, fit for the job.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Born from a mix of bulldogs, masters, and bloodhounds, the Fila Bracilero is a formidable force.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Standing at a beastly 30 inches at the shoulder, weighing up to 110 pounds and running its speeds of 35 miles per hour, these powerful canons are perfect for chasing big cats.
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[SPEAKER_00]: However, that was only the beginning of this breed's travel story.
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[SPEAKER_00]: You see, Philard derives from Portuguese meaning to hold or to grab, and the dogs got that name for a very unfortunate reason.
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[SPEAKER_00]: During the 17th century, slavery was still very much legal in Brazil, and if a slave escaped from their plantation, filis were released to pursue and apprehend them.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The filis has a bite force of over 400 psi, which zooms past most dogs and a wolf bite territory.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Unsurprisingly, the aggressive and domineering nature hammered into them has been hard to shake.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The dog has been banned in numerous countries including the UK, and you think these stats would have put Brazilians off the dogs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But they're wild about them.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The fearless loyalty towards its owners has led to the Brazilians saying of being as faithful as a phila.
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[SPEAKER_00]: However, this loving disposition doesn't extend to strangers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Beless hate being touched by people they're unfamiliar with.
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[SPEAKER_00]: With that and built hunting instinct that dogs don't sit well with other pets, such as cats or even smaller pups.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Jeez, so if you like your hands attached to your arms, I suggest resisting the urge to pet these pooches.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Imagine you're a diamond mining company and you need something to protect your price jobs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: What are you going to do?
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[SPEAKER_00]: The breeds beginning starred in South Africa where the boars descendant of Dutch settlers were toiling away on their farms.
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[SPEAKER_00]: And Kashi thought farming in the cruel South African Sun was too easy.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The boars also had to contend with an entire ecosystem's worth of hungry predators eyeing up their livestock.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I'm talking jackals, lions, hyenas, some real nasty customers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: To put an end to those pesky predators, the boars and blood guard dogs to defend their herds, and they needed specialists.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Only the toughest dog could survive the harsh climate and only the fiercest could scare off these enormous predators.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The word boar bull comes from the Afrikaans word
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[SPEAKER_00]: It's not known exactly what breeds made up these great big cocktails, but they were fierce.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They're likely a mix of muts brought from Europe by settlers who then enter bread with indigenous domestic dogs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The settlers dogs, that is, not the settlers, they weren't that desperate for more guard dogs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The debears diamond company later imported bold masters from Britain to guard their minds from thieves which also contributed to Bohr bulls DNA.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Eventually, Dubir's would notice the Burbles' prowess and adopt them as their diamond-guarding dog of choice.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These days, it is rare to see the South African beast outside of, well, South Africa.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Despite their rough employment, Burbles are a very protective of their owners and are known to be affectionate with children.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The same strength and territorial instinct that helped him protect farms and mines makes them superb guard dogs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That being said, the dogs require a covenant, dominant handler.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That rules me out then.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Guess we'll have to go back to using Chihuahua as to protect the BMA's diamond play button.
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[SPEAKER_00]: If you ever wind up in a Russian prison, well, you're definitely having a worst day than me.
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[SPEAKER_00]: But in addition to the rough necks, cramped living quarters and limited flavors of grew, you also have to watch out for the guard dogs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Meet the Caucasian of Charca, known as the Caucasian sheep dog.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These Russian dogs typically stand up to 30 inches tall and weigh around 154 pounds, though they can get much bigger.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Take Catabom's Hater, for instance, the largest in the world.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Hater is 6 feet long and weighs over 240 pounds.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Looking at this guy, you won't be surprised to hear the breed was once used to fend off predators.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The bulky broots have been around for over 2,000 years originating from the caucus mountain region.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Farmers use them to guard their sheep, bending off bears and wolves.
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[SPEAKER_00]: The high-altitudes cold temperatures made the dogs incredibly fluffy.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I don't let that disarm you.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These bruiser's guarding skills have been utilized throughout the centuries guarding farms, prisons, and even patrolling the Berlin Wall and East Germany during the 1960s.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Now let's talk bite-force.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Humans have a bite-force of around 162 psi, which isn't too
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[SPEAKER_00]: but what about the of Charca?
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[SPEAKER_00]: While there bite forces, 700 PSI.
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[SPEAKER_00]: That only is that greater than any other dog we've looked at so far, but it's also more than twice as powerful as a leopard, measuring in and amazing 300 PSI.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Talk about a jaw-dropping difference.
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[SPEAKER_00]: While these dogs excel at security, they're ill-suited the life as a family pet.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They can alternately be eloof and aggressive with strangers and can become especially hyper when dobes leave them chained up outside.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I mean, I wouldn't like that either.
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[SPEAKER_00]: I know these guys have an unpredictable temper in a crazy strong bite, but...
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[SPEAKER_00]: But there's no floppy, I still want a bad one.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Though maybe it's wise I keep a safe distance if I do.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Back in 15th century Britain, the now extinct old English bulldog was used for the barbaric sport of bullbaiting.
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[SPEAKER_00]: This was the practice of forcing dogs to battle fully grown bulls for the amusement of gamblers and onlookers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Dogs would grab onto a tethered bull's nose and try not to let go until either the bull had been dragged to the ground or the dog pair is trying.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Despite being dwarfed by its opponent, an 80 pound bull dog could topple in a dog bull by grabbing on and corkscrewing its body around, flipping it over its own center of gravity.
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[SPEAKER_00]: and was a cruel and brutal spectacle.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Thankfully, the UK banned bullbaiting in 1835.
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[SPEAKER_00]: After the banned modern bulldog breeds began to emerge, notably the French and British bulldogs, which many find cute, but which suffered numerous health problems due to their squashed faces and resulting in stricted airways.
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[SPEAKER_00]: A little later, their cousin, the American Bulldog emerged after British immigrants arrived in the American South.
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[SPEAKER_00]: These settlers actually brought their bulldogs with them for farming.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Branches bred the dog to be bigger and stronger than their ancestors and used them for guarding animals and hunting down federal pigs.
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[SPEAKER_00]: By the 1960s, the American Bulldog we know today was fully developed.
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[SPEAKER_00]: At 28 inches tall, with a weight of up to 120 pounds, the American Bulldog is a stocky powerful character, it will jump up to 7 feet into the air.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Though they can make a living family pad centuries of bullbaiting and guarding have left their toll on the breed.
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[SPEAKER_00]: American Bulldogs can be territorial and, like all dogs we've discussed, aren't keen on strangers.
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[SPEAKER_00]: They can be really mean fighters too.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Between 2005 and 2017, American Bulldogs were responsible for 15 kills in the USA, accounting for 3.5% of all fatal dog attacks in that period.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Though it's easy to blame the breed-stripled history, it's important to remember that any dog can be aggressive if it's mistreated or abused.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Cruelty doesn't create effective guard dogs, it creates monsters.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Well, it looks like we've come to the end of our walkies, what was your favorite guard dog?
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