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[–] ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

We call them that because they were meant to drive badgers from dens. It's why they are so inclined to be aggressive little shits when not properly trained

[–] Mkengine@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the explanation, I didn't know that and wikipedia does not explain that in their etymology section.

Always happy to help, it's not often that my families multiple generations of dog breeding and training actually provides relevant information to internet conversations