Article: From cow pen to palace; answers to correspondents.

Byline: JAMES BLACK

QUESTION

Besides trainers and 4x4s, what other things are generally not used as originally intended?

THE DOG is a good example of something not used today as originally intended. There are probably more corgis in Buckingham Palace than snapping at the heels of Welsh cattle, for instance.

The German Shepherd can be applied to almost any task, and millions are kept as pets, but few are seen driving sheep in Germany.

During my many years there I saw them doing that only once.

Some breeds cannot even be used within the law for their original purpose - for example, the popular dachshund was bred for ...

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