Big dogs are awesome 🐕
(Sorry, I just don't have any respect for small, "handbag" dogs. 🤷🏻♀️)
Legend has it that Briards were established in Europe in the Middle Ages stemming from Oriental sheep-herding dogs with crosses to local guarding breeds, giving them their size and aggression. In France this combination created the Briard. One version of an ancient tale states that Aubry of Montdidier was murdered with the only witness being his dog. The dog followed the killer constantly and the King was made aware of the situation and ordered a duel between the killer and the dog (apparently quite common in the Middle Ages). The dog won!
Read more about Briards on the Purina website