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Great article. aeon.co/essays/dogs-are…
You make the point which I kept hoping to hear in the pod, which is that idea of breeds and pedigrees, is relatively recent. Dates from the 19th century, like the concept of racial purity. And this article also mentions that the idea of breeding out behavioral traits in a few generations is not possible. npr.org/2022/04/28/1095…
Great article. https://aeon.co/essays/dogs-are-symbolic-containers-of-human-hopes-desires-and-vices
You make the point which I kept hoping to hear in the pod, which is that idea of breeds and pedigrees, is relatively recent. Dates from the 19th century, like the concept of racial purity. And this article also mentions that the idea of breeding out behavioral traits in a few generations is not possible. https://www.npr.org/2022/04/28/1095390872/dog-breeds-behavior-study