Question

For most of our history with dogs, there were only a few distinct breeds primarily bred for ______.

A) Companionship
B) Hunting
C) Show purposes
D) Guarding

Answer 1

Dogs were primarily bred for herding.

Step-by-step explanation:

For most of our history with dogs, there were only a few distinct breeds primarily bred for herding. Dogs were key to the development of pastoralism, a subsistence system based on herding animals. Many pastoral societies utilized dogs as shepherds for domesticated herds of sheep, goats, cattle, and even fowl.