Did you know dog meat is served in restaurants in South Korea? I didn't. In the United States and most western countries, Fido is a family companion and while it's not ethical to judge another culture by our standards, anyone who doesn't at least (humanely) butcher the animal first is acting without proper care. South Korea relies on western consumerism for their economy and needs to be aware that we do not accept the practice of skinning and boiling dogs alive. Originally shared by April Benney Over 6,000 restaurants in South Korea are still serving dog meat even though it is now illegal. In many Asian countries dogs are boiled alive or skinned alive when slaughtered. It's an unbelievably horrendous & torturous way to die. I know a lot of you hate seeing this kind of posts on G+, but the Asian industry slaughtering dogs & cats is how I first got involved in animal rights & it will always be my main animal welfare concern. It's intolerable what is happen...
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But yes, Yay Happens, there is also a level of learning involved, but without those innate skills that were bred into the dogs over centuries there is no foundation to learn from.
Maybe the future of finding certain species is to find the breeders who participate in the Gun Dog Hunting shows and stuff?! Those instincts are so important! I can't imagine having a retriever that doesn't retrieve or a hound that doesn't track. I can't even wrap my head around that!
I use BCs as the example because they were only recently allowed to join the AKC as a breed because there really is no breed standard for them: breeders were breeding BCs to herd, so they didn't care if BCs were black and white, brown, blue-eyes or amber; they didn't care if the ears were erect for floppy, the fur was long or short, etc. All that mattered was whether they would and could herd.
BCs come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors: http://www.colliecorner.com/01intro.htm but the AKC wants a specific breed standard for them.