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Some dogs care more about food than others. There are lots of counterexamples. I grew up with a boxer that was almost completely food motivated. The neighbor
by LeifCarrotson 9y ago
Some dogs care more about food than others. There are lots of counterexamples.
I grew up with a boxer that was almost completely food motivated. The neighbor's GSD was almost completely play motivated, and would skip meals in the hopes that someone would just. throw. the. ball.
Your breeder's statement is like stereotyping human personalities by ethnicity or gender - something may show up strongly in the statistics, but it's a poor tool to apply when interacting with individuals.
- arkades 9y agoThe existence of counterexamples isn’t that notable here. OPs position is “dogs are only in it for the food.” Dogs that are not only in it for the food are a useful counterexample, because it trumps the sweeping “only.” That -some- dogs are in it for the food doesn’t move the needle in the debate one way or the other.
- LeifCarrotson 9y agoI was responding to the GP's comment that it was delineated by breed.