You don’t have access to the dogs that were bred together hundreds of years ago. Nor do you have access to the complete set of traits that the original breeders had in mind when they selected what dogs to cull and what dogs to breed. So you’re not going to get the same set of traits. And incidental traits that weren’t being actively selected for but happened to come along for the ride by happenstance are not gong to come out the same if you try to recreate the breed. You might get a dog that does the same job, but doesn’t look exactly the same or have the same personality as the original.
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