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> They will clean up any food you spill I don't think they are cleaning, but eating that food. > the alert you to danger They alert when they are scared and

by csomar 5y ago

> They will clean up any food you spill I don't think they are cleaning, but eating that food. > the alert you to danger They alert when they are scared and looking for your help. > they will fight off bears or other attackers Not really. Some trained breeds are powerful enough. But smaller and non-trained dogs will run for their lives. > They can smell cancer, covid19 and contraband. No. They can be trained to smell them, though. They just happen to have a strong sense of smell like many other animals.

rpmisms 5y ago
> I don't think they are cleaning, but eating that food. Still helpful > They alert when they are scared and looking for your help. Never owned a guard dog, I see. My dog has almost zero reason to be scared of anything, she's massive and strong. She lets me know when anything suspicious happens nearby > Not really. Some trained breeds are powerful enough. But smaller and non-trained dogs will run for their lives. Well, obviously. My Pyr can take a small bear, or at least her dad did with no problem. > No. They can be trained to smell them, though. They can already smell them, they can be trained to alert us to those smells. Do you just not like dogs?
- csomar 5y ago
  > Do you just not like dogs? No, I have a dog and had dogs since ~10. I just don't have that emotional attachment that makes me see them as these amazing fairy-tale creatures. They are just animals with a human bond. Also a huge dog doesn't make me feel any safe. Unless you are living in a jungle or war is breaking out in your neighborhood, you don't need a massive dog that can take a bear. Some dog breads are too powerful and can hurt real humans. These are still animals after all and can be unpredictable and harm others[1]. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_t...
  - rpmisms 5y ago
    You aren't a dog person, understandable. The bond can get very strong, and pairing that effect with a dog's unique ability to read human intent and emotion can lead to a very strong relationship. You're generalizing very strongly here. Many large dog breeds are LGDs, which are generally non-aggressive, to say the least. The most common dog injuries are from Pitbulls and Rottweilers, which have unique temperaments and aren't particularly large. I live in a poor suburban area. My large dog is an active deterrent to would-be criminals, and she's very gentle and lazy. Based on your verbiage, I'd assume you'd prefer I have a special license to own her?
SamPatt 5y ago
Alerting is useful regardless of the dog's motivation. However my dog is definitely not alerting solely out of fear. He can be aggressive towards strangers in certain situations, and I'm totally confident he would confront an intruder. Though alerting is already enough to warn them and warn us too, even if he didn't.

by csomar 5y ago

rpmisms 5y ago

> I don't think they are cleaning, but eating that food. Still helpful > They alert when they are scared and looking for your help. Never owned a guard dog, I see. My dog has almost zero reason to be scared of anything, she's massive and strong. She lets me know when anything suspicious happens nearby > Not really. Some trained breeds are powerful enough. But smaller and non-trained dogs will run for their lives. Well, obviously. My Pyr can take a small bear, or at least her dad did with no problem. > No. They can be trained to smell them, though. They can already smell them, they can be trained to alert us to those smells. Do you just not like dogs?

csomar 5y ago
> Do you just not like dogs? No, I have a dog and had dogs since ~10. I just don't have that emotional attachment that makes me see them as these amazing fairy-tale creatures. They are just animals with a human bond. Also a huge dog doesn't make me feel any safe. Unless you are living in a jungle or war is breaking out in your neighborhood, you don't need a massive dog that can take a bear. Some dog breads are too powerful and can hurt real humans. These are still animals after all and can be unpredictable and harm others[1]. 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_dog_attacks_in_t...
- rpmisms 5y ago
  You aren't a dog person, understandable. The bond can get very strong, and pairing that effect with a dog's unique ability to read human intent and emotion can lead to a very strong relationship. You're generalizing very strongly here. Many large dog breeds are LGDs, which are generally non-aggressive, to say the least. The most common dog injuries are from Pitbulls and Rottweilers, which have unique temperaments and aren't particularly large. I live in a poor suburban area. My large dog is an active deterrent to would-be criminals, and she's very gentle and lazy. Based on your verbiage, I'd assume you'd prefer I have a special license to own her?

SamPatt 5y ago

Alerting is useful regardless of the dog's motivation. However my dog is definitely not alerting solely out of fear. He can be aggressive towards strangers in certain situations, and I'm totally confident he would confront an intruder. Though alerting is already enough to warn them and warn us too, even if he didn't.