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I don't think a dog is worried about losing his job or his significant other getting pregnant.
by marcodiego 5y ago
I don't think a dog is worried about losing his job or his significant other getting pregnant.
- ozim 5y agoI bet a dog is terrified of losing food source so basically the same as losing job.
- agumonkey 5y agoIt's an interesting parallel. I discovered how insanely deep this fear run in me. A job is not just a job (for my reptilian brain anyway) it's: 1) a group i belong too 2) roof and food Saying this because technically, I have a roof (parents house), I have money (unemployment benefits). But I don't feel secure at all. Whenever I got into a job, the anguish vanished (no matter how smart I tried to be, meditating over it, thinking abstractly about ill emotional reflexes, it stayed there). Whenever leaving a job (toxic workplace) was on the line I was gutted. Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised that animals (mammals or else) can sense what behaviors get them to belong to a group and ensure a regular daily life of friendly people and nice meals.
- refurb 5y agoI bet it’s not - at least not worried in the same way humans are. Animals live in the moment. They don’t think “will this food source be here tomorrow”, they just deal with it as it comes.
- ozim 5y agoBiochemically I expect there is not much difference. We probably have more stressors like imaginary ones and ones created just by society like reading news.
- heavyset_go 5y agoFrom what I've seen, an animal that knows what it's like to be hungry tends to treat every meal as if it's their last meal, even after they're in a place with abundant food and consistently timed meals.
- refurb 5y agoMost dogs I know will gorge themselves until they are morbidly obese or practically choking on their food.
- nanomonkey 5y agoWorking dogs definitely stress over losing their jobs. I've had several herding dogs that spent far more energy than I ever would worrying about the state of the ranch, where each animal was, and the possibility of outside predators. The day I saw a 50 lb dog herd a 2,000 lb uncastrated bull into an unused pen, all on it's own initiative, while everyone else hid in the house was the day that I treated the dog as an equal coworker.
- aklemm 5y agoThat's awesome.
- spindle 5y agoAs a friend of mine once said, a working dog doesn't just need a job, they need a task list. I live in a city with one and it's almost a full-time job for me keeping him from getting bored. (A very fun job though - I'm not complaining.)
- kortilla 5y agoWhat list do you have that’s city friendly?
- spindle 5y agoI'm not actually a dog expert (sorry), but I believe individual dogs vary enormously. My dog has a list that works very well for him but wouldn't work for other people. Also, it depends on the city - I'm in Australia, where the cities contain a huge amount of forest. But to answer your question directly, my dog spends three or four hours a day exploring our local creek.
- IIAOPSW 5y agoI choose to believe your dog is a javascript frontend dev.