Remember that our African ancestors evolved
with large game animals, which means that these animals were not easy prey to bring down.
This breed was used originally on farms for stock control and as watch dogs and they were sometimes used as hunters
for larger game animals.
They declared it unsporting to
trap large game animals or to shoot them while they were crossing streams or snowbanks.
If large game animals are killed for profit, the money raised can then be used to support all the other animals that people don't get excited about shooting — through either a lens or a gun.