Originally Posted by dodgefan
Originally Posted by slumlord
Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
I've said it before - the breed is schizophrenic. It's a brain defect bred into them. They can be the greatest pets in the world but something can trigger a complete change from pet to killer in an instant. Owners always say what great pets they are but theirs just hasn't switched yet.


Just wondering out loud, how many years does it take to cater a breed of dog to a specific task?

Hunters and dog breeders have done this since domestication began


several generations of pit bulls being the groid dog of choice,

groid dog
groid behavior




Pretty interesting read.

https://www.americanscientist.org/article/how-to-tame-a-fox-and-build-a-dog

National Geographic did an article on said Soviet fox farm a few years ago. It reads much differently, and is much more demeaning of the Communist Government of USSR through the 60s and 70s.

People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.