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John1997 · 11-11-2010, 12:33 PM

>> what I found particularly enlightening was that they have
>> now proven that aggression in dogs is actually genetic. I
>> think that this will go a long way towards taking care of problem
>> dogs and problem breeds, making it easier on the rest of dog
>> lovers and owners.

I read the transcript and didn't get this conclusion at all. They bred the aggression out of foxes and presumably the same process worked as dogs descended from wolves.

But I didn't read anything that said that some breeds of dogs were genetically more aggressive than others. I know that notion is going around. And certainly some ill-guided people want their Rottweilers or Dobermans or Pit Bulls to be aggressive. But many others train these same breeds to be friendly family dogs. So it's not clear that enough breeders have selected for aggression to create an aggressive sub-breed.

As many insurance companies and government jurisdictions are starting to discriminate against certain breed, it would be good to have an objective answer. I just didn't see it in this show.

Best.

11-11-2010, 12:33 PM	#6
John1997 Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 80 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Jetbook Lite	>> what I found particularly enlightening was that they have >> now proven that aggression in dogs is actually genetic. I >> think that this will go a long way towards taking care of problem >> dogs and problem breeds, making it easier on the rest of dog >> lovers and owners. I read the transcript and didn't get this conclusion at all. They bred the aggression out of foxes and presumably the same process worked as dogs descended from wolves. But I didn't read anything that said that some breeds of dogs were genetically more aggressive than others. I know that notion is going around. And certainly some ill-guided people want their Rottweilers or Dobermans or Pit Bulls to be aggressive. But many others train these same breeds to be friendly family dogs. So it's not clear that enough breeders have selected for aggression to create an aggressive sub-breed. As many insurance companies and government jurisdictions are starting to discriminate against certain breed, it would be good to have an objective answer. I just didn't see it in this show. Best. Last edited by John1997; 11-11-2010 at 12:35 PM.