It appears that Romans liked dogs. They were used to assist farmers and hunters and even soldiers. Romans also kept dogs as pets in their homes or as guard dogs. I guess they weren't too fussy about cats according to this website. The Egyptians were the cat people of the Ancient times...
The Molossian was the breed of dog in Rome that we can still see today as it's descendants include the Mastiff breeds including the Neopolitan Mastiff and the Dogue de Bordeaux. I can imagine that the Molossian was a formidable dog on a hunt or on the battlefield.
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