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In a mood of optimism, they named him ‘Attila’. What they wanted of a dog was strength, formidableness, and fight, and hence he was named after the ‘Scourge of Europe’.The puppy was only a couple of months old; he had square jaws, red eyes, a pug nose, and a massive head, and there was every reason to hope that he would do credit to his name. The immediate reason for buying him was a series of house break-ins and thefts in the neighborhood, and our householders decided to put more trust in a dog than in the police. They searched far and wide and met a dog fancier. He held up a month-old black-and-white puppy and said, ‘Come and fetch him a month hence. In six months he will be something to be feared and respected.’ He spread out before them a pedigree sheet which was stunning. The puppy had running in his veins the choicest and the most ferocious blood.