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In my study, (n=2), I can attest, indeed, that both of my dogs will willingly give up roaming outside in the wild for snacks, scritches, and belly-rubs.
by Pokepokalypse 2y ago
In my study, (n=2), I can attest, indeed, that both of my dogs will willingly give up roaming outside in the wild for snacks, scritches, and belly-rubs.
- thiago_fm 2y agoMy current dog wouldn't give up. It really depends on the breed. Some ancient races still have those very old instincts of hunting and being independent, even doing some weird scream when given a bone or a having found a potential "hunt". (that's how people used to hunt!) Youtube shiba scream :-) All my previous dogs (>5) would always prefer the snack though.
- heraldgeezer 2y ago"Some ancient races" Like terriers, Jack russel etc. lol. They will just go. They will ignore you. Yes we tried having meatballs. They don't care. Hunt hunt hunt. (Male, non snipped)
- redeux 2y agoI can confirm. My Rat Terrier will absolutely not respond if she gets out. Best I can do is throw tennis balls towards the house so she runs in that general direction, assuming that’s the most interesting thing she’s found to hunt yet.
- jon_richards 2y agoIs a bred in behavior to hunt vermin domestication or lack of domestication?
- roguecoder 2y agoAbsolutely a form of domestication, just in the way short wheat and buff chickens are instead of the way floppy-eared friends are. "Ignore everything else to single-mindedly go after prey" is, in the wild, a great way to get eaten by slightly larger predators.
- petre 2y agoOf course, otherwise you get a Siberian Husky that hunts everything that moves, including chicken. It's only a dog only when 3 ft away.
- heraldgeezer 2y agoJust making fun of the "oohh aaah le ancient races will ignore humans. le epix"