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The D in ADHD is actually for dog

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There are few mentions of Irish terriers before the nineteenth century, and when these do occur, they usually suggest a type of dog rather than a distinct breed. The ultimate roots of the Wheaten may lie in ancient Ireland, but its early owners paid little if any attention to a precise breed standard. Images of Wheaten Terriers that date from the late nineteenth century do not reveal a consistent appearance, and the reason they are variable is because the Wheaten Terrier was still in the process of being bred into uniformity. It is also unrealistic to assume that the standards set for a dog that was originally intended to be a working animal on a farm should continue to be followed when that role has ended and the dog has become a family pet in an urban environment.

— David Blake Knox, The Curious History of Irish Dogs (2017)

While I am sympathetic to the idea of dog breeders being custodians of native breeds, particularly in countries that were or are oppressed by colonialism, I don't really understand why the concept of "purity" is accepted, as it is just part of the colonial machine. The thing about dogs is, there is no such thing as purebred. There never has been and there never will be. Dogs have always been types, and those types should certainly be carried on, but the obsession with purity is only impeding that goal. There is no real need to have a distinction between Irish Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier and Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, for example. They are all extremely similar Irish terriers with slight differences. Their sustainability is far less guaranteed as three discrete breeds with closed studbooks than a general type of Irish terrier with some regional differences.

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I used to work at a no-kill shelter with a couple of dogs who were essentially just being warehoused there, because they were incredibly dangerous animals who nobody wanted to adopt, but it was a no-kill shelter so they wouldn't euthanize for behavioral reasons. Those dogs were... a lot of things. Happy was not one one them, most of the time. Dogs don't understand why they are the way they are. They don't understand why they're in the shelter. They just know they're miserable and stressed. Even the nicest shelter with the most dedicated staff is still dog prison. Warehousing unadoptable animals for their entire lives is not about the welfare of the dog. It's about human comfort.

And if you don't think it's possible that some dogs are just so fucked up in the head that no amount of training can make them safe to live with, you just haven't met a dog who was like that yet 🤷 Lucky you.

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