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Bear baiting has been occurring in the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan, since 2004. [16] The events are organized predominantly by local gangsters who own the fighting dogs. During the event the bear will be tethered to a rope 2.0–5.0 m (6.6–16.4 feet) long in the centre of an arena to prevent escape. [17]
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In 391, there is a reference to large dogs by Quintus Aurelius Symmachus, a Roman consul who got seven "canes Scotici" as a gift to be used for fighting lions and bears, and who wrote "all Rome viewed (them) with wonder". [10] Scoti is a Latin name for the Gaels (ancient Irish). [11]
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The dogs work in groups; three or four dogs are an adequate defense against wolves and stray dogs. Their function is mostly one of dissuasion, actual physical combat with the predator being relatively rare. [19] Nevertheless, working dogs may be fitted with a roccale (or vreccale), a spiked iron collar which protects the neck in combat. [19]
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The ancestors of livestock guarding dogs can be traced back to six thousand years ago, [4] with archaeological findings of joint remains of sheep and dogs dated back to 3685 BC. The land of their origin is considered to be the territories of modern Turkey , Iraqi Kurdistan and Syria .