The Myth of "Normal" Dogs

Here's a great article on the myth of "normal" dogs.  What a great discussion of normal dog behaviour (and normal dog owner behaviour!).

From the article:
"While no dog is perfect, realizing that virtually everything we expect of dogs is unnatural for them highlights the need for training.  Part of what makes dogs so wonderful is the fact that they are generally more than happy to exchange behaviors which are rooted in hundreds of thousands of years of instinct for an owner that will spend a few minutes a day training them to offer alternative, incompatible, and socially desirable behaviors."


Dogs are truly wonderful, and I wish everyone would first think about what normal dog behaviour is (and is not), and then would give the dogs in our lives credit for all the unnatural things they do for us.