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Originally Posted by crich70
Neither have I actually. I agree that though cultures may have differences (like what a hand gesture may mean for example) at the root we are more alike than not. Animals are more instinctive than logical though I think. They appear to be able to tell when someone means them harm but in other ways they are different from us. They don't do things for greed for example like a human being might.
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I think there are a few views on that in culture. Some will describe human like emotion to them "My dog did that because he loves me," some will give them a robot like trainable reflex "My dog does that because I trained him" And some will give them personality "My dog does that because he likes to" (most probably mix and match)
As for your specific comment about greed... Most training takes advantage of the pets greed for treats, or instinct for food? How would you know?