11-11-2008, 01:27 AM
I found these pictures while surfing the net ![[Image: BATTLE_DOG_by_NareeaShay.jpg]](http://fc98.deviantart.com/fs24/i/2007/347/9/8/BATTLE_DOG_by_NareeaShay.jpg)
![[Image: dog2.jpg]](http://www.strinz.com/family/dog2.jpg)
and while i am sharing it with everyone here i also want to ask a few questions.
i always heard the Romans had armoured war dogs.... supposedly thats where the modern day rottweiler came from? anyone know what other breeds (Neapolitan Mastiff is one i think)
Are there any books or websites about roman war/Guard/Gladiator dogs? And has anyone ever included their dog in reenactments, or ever thought about it? (meaning the armour, not necessarily teaching them attack commands.
of course asking the last question i cant stop thinking about the armoured rotties in Conan the Barbarian :lol:
http://www.williamsmith.org/deaddog.html
![[Image: conandog1.JPG]](http://www.williamsmith.org/conandog1.JPG)
sorry if this may seem like silly questions but animal history interests me as much as human history
and while i am sharing it with everyone here i also want to ask a few questions.
i always heard the Romans had armoured war dogs.... supposedly thats where the modern day rottweiler came from? anyone know what other breeds (Neapolitan Mastiff is one i think)
Are there any books or websites about roman war/Guard/Gladiator dogs? And has anyone ever included their dog in reenactments, or ever thought about it? (meaning the armour, not necessarily teaching them attack commands.
of course asking the last question i cant stop thinking about the armoured rotties in Conan the Barbarian :lol:
http://www.williamsmith.org/deaddog.html
sorry if this may seem like silly questions but animal history interests me as much as human history
