i have two dogs.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The domestic dog (\"Canis lupus familiaris\" or \"Canis familiaris\") is a member of the genus \"Canis\" (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore. The dog and the extant gray wolf are sister taxa as modern wolves are not closely related to the wolves that were first domesticated, which implies that the direct ancestor of the dog is extinct. The dog was the first species to be domesticated and has been selectively bred over millennia for various behaviors, sensory capabilities, and physical attributes. Their long association with humans has led dogs to be uniquely attuned to human behavior and they are able to thrive on a starch-rich diet that would be inadequate for other canid species. New research seems to show that dogs have mutations to equivalent genetic regions in humans where changes are known to trigger high sociability and somewhat reduced intelligence. Dogs vary widely in shape, size and colors. Dogs perform many roles for people, such as hunting, herding, pulling loads, protection, assisting police and military, companionship and, more recently, aiding handicapped individuals and therapeutic roles. This influence on human society has given them the sobriquet \"man's best friend\".\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have two dogs, they are both shepherd mixes and very attuned with my behavior"}, {"role": "user", "content": "They sound like big dogs. We have a small Chi-Terrier. He is a companion dog for our son."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Toy breeds make good companion dogs because they are smaller and used for company unlike larger, working dogs"}, {"role": "user", "content": "He is the perfect size to curl up on his lap and lets us know if our son is in trouble and needs help."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's amazing!  One of mine is an Australian Shepherd mix.  They were developed on ranches in the US in the 19th Century"}, {"role": "user", "content": "We had a shepherd mix on the farm when I was a kid. Loved him."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "They're incredibly smart.  They were developed from a beed from Basque country in Western Europe and brought to America"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Most Americans have no idea that many dog breeds started in Western Europe."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's very true.  Many of the more classic breeds originated in Europe"}, {"role": "user", "content": "When I bought my first home, I got a Rottweiler. Her mother was from Germany."}]