METAL ‘BEWARE OF THE DOG’ SIGN

HUNGARY - 1970s EA/HU/0001
https://europearchive.eu/country-index/hungary/

Although we can clearly place this sign from Hungary owing to the language, isn’t it ironic that it’s almost always a German shepherd that represents ‘dog’ on ‘Beware of the Dog’ signs across the whole of Europe. This is a rather missed opportunity as every European country has their own national dog breeds, and although we might not choose for a patriotic pooch ourselves, it sure would be a cute way to observe which country you’re in. Plus isn’t it cruel that the German shepherd gets stereotyped as the most defensive dog in history?

METAL ‘BEWARE OF THE DOG’ SIGN

HUNGARY - 1970s EA/HU/0001
https://europearchive.eu/country-index/hungary/

Although we can clearly place this sign from Hungary owing to the language, isn’t it ironic that it’s almost always a German shepherd that represents ‘dog’ on ‘Beware of the Dog’ signs across the whole of Europe. This is a rather missed opportunity as every European country has their own national dog breeds, and although we might not choose for a patriotic pooch ourselves, it sure would be a cute way to observe which country you’re in. Plus isn’t it cruel that the German shepherd gets stereotyped as the most defensive dog in history?