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Guard dogs gain popularity as protectors
Guard dogs gain popularity as protectors

Guard dogs gain popularity as protectors

Date8/12/1982
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  • Guard dogs gain popularity as protectors
  • Guard dogs gain popularity as protectors. North York - Tammy; 6; and Christa; 3; never think twice about romping in their Mississauga backyard with their family pets. But given the right command; their German shepherds - Take A and Alice - could rip an arm out of the socket on an intruder or break an assailant's forearm with one bite.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Guard dogs gain popularity as protectors. North York - Tammy; 6; and Christa; 3; never think twice about romping in their Mississauga backyard with their family pets. But given the right command; their German shepherds - Take A and Alice - could rip an arm out of the socket on an intruder or break an assailant's forearm with one bite.
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