Quote:
Originally Posted by John1997
>> 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.
|
oh, I completely disagree. I watched it, didn't read it, and the bit about the foxes, switching the aggressive kits with the non aggressive ones, even doing it in utero, as well as stating that the non aggressive kits had less adrenaline, and that they had effectively over 50 generations successfully bred the aggression out as well as physically altered the appearance of the foxes.