Imagine being forced to consume the same food, get the same enrichment, and exist in the same house all your life. You’d get bored and want to see what else is out there too.
For most of the dog/human interaction, dogs have always worked: herding, hunting, guarding, transportation, etc. Up until the 19th century we selected and bred them for their instinctive behaviors that are useful to us.
Then during the Victorian age we started fucking up their genetics primarily for their looks and ignoring their instinctive behaviors.
So today we have animals with fucked up genetics and preprogrammed behaviors being kept by people with no idea what the animals need. So the animals get into all sorts of trouble.
Imagine being forced to consume the same food, get the same enrichment, and exist in the same house all your life. You’d get bored and want to see what else is out there too.
For most of the dog/human interaction, dogs have always worked: herding, hunting, guarding, transportation, etc. Up until the 19th century we selected and bred them for their instinctive behaviors that are useful to us.
Then during the Victorian age we started fucking up their genetics primarily for their looks and ignoring their instinctive behaviors.
So today we have animals with fucked up genetics and preprogrammed behaviors being kept by people with no idea what the animals need. So the animals get into all sorts of trouble.
Doggo: “Stop holding me prisoner!!”
Dogs who keep returning home are probably suffering from Stockholm Syndrome 🐶