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I agree that the shepherd dog comparison was weird. As if breeding and training a dog for a utilitarian purpose would inherently be better than owning a dog for
by camillomiller 5y ago
I agree that the shepherd dog comparison was weird. As if breeding and training a dog for a utilitarian purpose would inherently be better than owning a dog for companionship.
- mikechalmers 5y agoI don't know much about it, but it does seem to me that dogs love having jobs like this (much more so than be stuck at home most of the day) but this is just the impression I get.
- _hu6p 5y agoI think their point was that, sheepherding is a more fulling activity for the dog than whatever human based exercise. i.e. the stimulation a dog gets from sheepherding outweighs the stimulation it gets from playing fetch and catch with a human.