I'm not sure if Chuck Norris does own a
, but if you've seen his movie “Top Dog”, you'll see that the canine was assigned as his partner. The pooch did all kinds of tricks and stunts that would make people's jaws drop, and the “couple” constantly found themselves in crazy situations. Why did they choose a Briard for carrying out the role? Aside from its good looks, the large dog (weighing anywhere from 75 to 100 pounds and standing from 23 to 25 inches) happened to be very smart. Teaching it was a piece of cake, but to get it to do what it had to do, they of course still needed a dog trainer/s.
Well maybe Chuck didn't own one, but I know (based on facts) a couple of people that owned one: Napoleon (French military general and ruler) and Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. We can't ask them why they picked it, but by getting to know its skills and temperament, we might be able to come up with a theory as to why. First of all, let's talk about what it's capable of: it was bred as a herding breed, where they were made to watch over livestock and look out for predators. The French Army had several uses for the Briard, the first serving as a messenger dog – that job included dodging bullets, land mines, and steering clear of whatever incoming enemy fire they'd throw at it; why? To deliver a message from one point to another! The second purpose they've intended the Briard to do was stand watch while everyone was asleep, or play
.
They were made to patrol around the camp site; and thanks to its excellent hearing ability, enemy soldiers or spies trying infiltrate the base wouldn't go unnoticed. Lastly, they needed the pooch to seek out wounded soldiers on the battle field, return to camp and call for help. The Military boys weren't the only ones “manipulating” the Briard, but the police as well. They used the pooch for typical police dog work, such as running after convicts on the run and stuff like that. So as you can see, this canine is very well-rounded – but how does it behave? Well they are very loving towards their human owners; always looking for ways to please.
The Briard is also very protective over what belongs to it, which includes its masters. Some say that they have a sense of “humor”, because they just love horsing around or playing. There are times when it seems to be very passive, as if it were meditating, or thinking. The
also happens to be very easy to train – you won't have to be very “repetitive” while teaching it something. It has very good memory, so it won't be forgetting commands learned, much. With the given information here regarding its skills and attitude, a “hypothesis” as to why Napoleon and Thomas Jefferson chose to own Briards.
I don't know exactly how to word it out, but it'd probably go something like “they make great pets due to their friendly nature and variety of skills plus good looks”. The way I said that sounds kinda dumb, so it's up to you to come up with something better.
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