All Dog Breeds Are Made Equal?

All Dog Breeds Are Made Equal?

by Daniel Varena

Dogs are surprisingly complex creatures.

In the Western world over 800 different breeds are registered. While some breeds are very distinct from others, some do look more alike. The variety is enormous, especially if you compare it to the 'human breeds'.

Dogs have descended from wolves and began domestic interaction with humans only 10,000 years ago. As a consequence, some dog behaviors will develop regardless of the breed. A few common traits stand out and I'd like to discuss 2 of them today.

Dogs are predators:

That doesn't mean they will hunt down or attack every animals passing by, but it is part of their instinct. They can hear very well in part thanks to precise orientation of their ears. Dogs can pick up a range of sounds and locate the source quickly and with high accuracy.

A dog's field of vision is wider than that of humans. Their field of view has been estimated from 180 to 270 degrees, by comparison humans see from 100 to 150 degrees, allowing dogs to oversee the hunting grounds better.

And last, but not least a dog can pick up scent extremely well. They have a much better developed nose what permits them to smell scents a 100 million times less concentrated than what human beings can smell.

Take the Golden Retriever for instance. This breed can perceive a gopher 1 meter under the ground through a thick layer of snow and frozen earth. When they have located the gopher they'll try to catch him, which is what any predator would do.

Another important point is their need for social interaction:

We all know that dogs are social animals, because that is the reason why we have them in the first place, but sadly, in practice, owners don't always take that in to account. Many times ignorant owners will leave the dog alone for periods up to 10 hours, isolating the dog too much. Dogs need social interaction with other animals and human beings. If not they can develop anxiety or can get aggressive. In order to stay mentally healthy your dog needs company.

Isolation your dog for short periods of time can be beneficial when training your dog. The fear of exclusion can be very effective for correcting bad behavior like biting. You should only exclude the dog for like 5 minutes. Never more.

Excessive time extent of social interaction with another dog, human, or even a friendly cat harms the dog's psychology and leads to unwanted behavior. Even guard dogs should be able to distinguish between external 'threats' and members of their own 'pack'. - 20511

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