> Domestication is an evolutionary strategy that has ensured that many species will exist for as long as humans will. I agree. Outcomes always matter. Not excl

> Domestication is an evolutionary strategy that has ensured that many species will exist for as long as humans will. I agree. Outcomes always matter. Not exclusively but they're up there. > Dogs as an entire species would not exist at all without humans. If dogs hadn't co-evolved with humans, we'd only have wolves. True. And I appreciate the existence of dogs. I also appreciate what they gave up to be. One notion doesn't quash the other. The two viewpoints coexist and make the relationship complex. I should clarify that my perspective doesn't demand that something must happen or that some thing must not be. At most, it suggests 1) that we value the independence of animals - to our benefit as well - and 2) it's okay to morn a little for what dogs gave up to be dogs. The worst you'll get from #2 is finding more reasons to treat dogs well.