Is your pet dog judged by his breed?
Does breed matter when predicting a dog’s behavior?
My pet dog is judged by his appearance.
Ace is a big, drooly, black dog. When people see him, they normally see “Lab” as well as they normally presume he’s friendly.
In this case, people are correct. My dog’s mixed breed DNA test revealed 50 percent Lab. as well as he’s likewise friendly – excessively friendly!
But is it fair to judge my dog, or any type of other dog, by his appearance? Of program not. My pet dog is not friendly since he’s part Lab. He’s friendly since of all kind of factors, breed being one.
There are lots of Labs that aren’t friendly. Some are shy, fearful or aggressive. as well as just like my dog, their breed does not anticipate their behavior. At least not entirely.
Because Ace appears like a Lab, people expect him to act the method they believe a lab must act. however my pet dog has a number of other prospective breeds in his heritage – German shepherd as well as dachshund, his pet dog DNA test suggested, among others.
We see a “Lab mix” however the pet dog in front of us represents a number of different breeds.
And what about all those dogs available who genuinely have a “mutt” look?
What about the dogs that don’t look like any type of breed in particular? Do those dogs have an advantage since we don’t location our assumptions on them?
Probably.
Take this brindle pet dog Chester, for example. When I look at him, I do not see any type of specific breed. The very first time I satisfied him, I asked his owner what type of pet dog he is as well as she said, “I don’t know.”
If we don’t see any type of specific type of pet dog when we look at a mutt, we won’t presume he must fetch or “love to run” or have a strong “protective drive” or a herding instinct. We enable him to just be a dog.
Wouldn’t it be great if all dogs had that advantage? If we might only see “dog” very first as well as then observe his actual behavior?
Think about it. If we did not judge dogs by their appearances:
Breed certain regulations wouldn’t exist
More dogs would get adopted
People would select dogs based on energy as well as temperament vs. looks (almost always a great thing)
Landlords wouldn’t ban specific “breeds”
Dog daycares wouldn’t ban specific “breeds”
Renters insurance coverage business as well as homeowners insurance coverage business would offer the exact same protection choices for all pet dog owners
So what do you think?
Do people judge your pet dog based on his appearance? Is that fair to your dog?