Question

Fierce brutes though they be, the closest attachments often spring up between them and their masters, and when a man possesses a good dog or team he is not slow in bragging of it Paraphrase the sentence to find the central idea.

Answer 1

Sample Response: Huskies are wild animals, but they can develop loyal friendships with their proud masters.

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Answer 2

This excerpt was taken from the book The Call of the Wild, by Jack London. The story is about a dog that, being stolen from a family and a comfortable life, quickly learns how to become a leader and to fend for himself as a sled dog.

The sentence in the excerpt may be paraphrased in the following manner:

London says that masters and their dogs grow attached to each other, in spite of dogs being just animals, and that masters enjoy talking about how good their dogs are.