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Post by RealPitBull on Aug 16, 2010 9:39:33 GMT -5
This is interesting. www.k9behavioralgenetics.com/Do you support breed ban laws?
We DO NOT support breed bans. It is clear that behavioral disorders appear across ALL breeds of dogs. If we can understand the genetics underlying these behaviors, then we can screen dogs early and prevent the most devastating of the behavioral effects by addressing potential problems early on. Additionally, information we learn may also contribute to the creation of better and more specific treatments. |
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Post by emilys on Aug 16, 2010 13:37:34 GMT -5
yabbut.. how do you quantify "behavior"? No 2 people will describe a dog's actions in the same way, let alone agree wether it's "aggression" for example.
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Post by RealPitBull on Aug 16, 2010 14:40:38 GMT -5
I don't follow? Do you mean you don't believe there can be an acedemic study of behavior?
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Post by emilys on Aug 16, 2010 23:49:35 GMT -5
I don't follow? Do you mean you don't believe there can be an acedemic study of behavior? well, certainly there are academic studies of "behavior"... as long as the people doing the studying can clearly define what the particular "behavior" is they are studying. It's one thing to be able to describe and discuss specific different body postures, for example, as Aloff and McConnell do and make conclusions about what the dog means by them. But "behavior" in the sense of broad terms like "aggression"?. Not so much. I have extreme skepticism about the genetic part of that. |
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Post by RealPitBull on Aug 17, 2010 7:24:24 GMT -5
So you do not believe that aggression can be defined as behavior, and hence studied?
As I see it, the more we have people with credentials doing studies on behavior and causes of behavioral disorders, the better. For instance, I think this sort of research is invaluable in terms of understanding aggression that has/may have a health-related cause (such as seizure disorders that manifest as aggression).
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Post by emilys on Aug 17, 2010 9:58:40 GMT -5
So you do not believe that aggression can be defined as behavior, and hence studied? As I see it, the more we have people with credentials doing studies on behavior and causes of behavioral disorders, the better. For instance, I think this sort of research is invaluable in terms of understanding aggression that has/may have a health-related cause (such as seizure disorders that manifest as aggression). do you want to take a crack at defining "aggression"?  |
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Post by RealPitBull on Aug 17, 2010 10:08:19 GMT -5
Distance-increasing behavior that potentially involves damaging use of teeth.  |
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I look forward to learning much here