I love dogs and I have to pet dogs and a livestock working dog
The modern domestic dog is a gift from god. I had a working dog but she passed away of old age and then I moved off the farm. Now I have a lazy old pitbull.
I have a rat terrier and a french bulldog
I just saw a show on Dogs in NYC. They had a group that had a Rat Terrier and actually used it to hunt rats in alleys. 
Mine actually chases cats and squirrels but you can tell there are hunter instincts in her
Dog
The domestic dog ("Canis lupus familiaris" when considered a subspecies of the wolf or "Canis familiaris" when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus "Canis" (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct. The dog
being for dogs and bitches under six or seven pounds weight, as the case may be; the other for dogs and bitches over that standard."
In 1894, about the time that English White Terriers finally disappeared from the Kennel Club scene (it was always a pet and show dog, and never a working dog), Lee noted that "The most recent London-bred specimens I have seen have been comparative toys, under 10lb. in weight, and with a rounded skull, or so-called