| Dog Species, Breeding, Training and Dog | | | | natural selection was relaxed. He goes on further |
| obedience | | | | to say: |
| The variety of dogs in shapes and sizes make | | | | "Our findings highlight the importance of mutation |
| dog the most diverse mammal species of all, | | | | in driving evolution. With weaker natural selection, |
| numbering over 350 distinct types from the | | | | you can get a lot more changes in proteins that |
| Chihuahua to the Great Dane. Basic dog obedience | | | | can be important in the future of the species. |
| therefore seems to be attributed to types of | | | | Some mutations can have a greater impact |
| dogs, but basic dog training seems to be | | | | because they influence the expression of lots of |
| inadequate for house training the different species | | | | interacting genes." Again dog obedience problems |
| of dogs using almost the same method by | | | | might stem from these findings, giving vent to |
| different dog grooming and training programs. | | | | the fact that not all dogs have dog chewing |
| To now realise that dogs evolved from the grey | | | | problems, nor are all dogs engaged in digging dog |
| wolf instead of several wild canines, as Darwin | | | | holes. Dog behaviour training therefore is not a |
| had thought, has not yet removed the mystery | | | | classic science per say. |
| of how it is possible for the grey wolf's DNA to | | | | The dilemma of dog owners, who would like to |
| generate so much diversity, which people | | | | train their dogs at home for dog obedience, is the |
| nevertheless see as one and try to train with the | | | | fact that breeders are known to play on the |
| same dog training techniques for dog obedience | | | | opportunity offered by genome mutation to |
| directed towards training a dog at home. | | | | artificially select dogs' characteristics such as |
| However, a research collaboration between | | | | barking in the presence of intruders, pit bull's |
| Uppsala University in Sweden and the Trinity | | | | aggression etc. in creating dogs, while dog training |
| College Dublin, Ireland suggests that the variety of | | | | schools and dog trainers adopt general dog training |
| dogs stem from mutations in the canine genome | | | | techniques that treats all dogs as just dogs. |
| (Genome Research DOI: 1101/gr.51117706). Could | | | | A cursory look at most dog training programs will |
| this have anything to do with dog obedience? If | | | | show that their techniques are almost the same |
| so shouldn't dog trainers be well advised to devise | | | | for training all dogs. So the big question is whether |
| suitable training programs for different species of | | | | it is appropriate to try to train all dogs using the |
| dogs? | | | | same dog training techniques to obtain dog |
| Mathew Webster of Trinity College Dublin says | | | | obedience from disobedient dogs considering the |
| that when about 15, 000 years ago the grey | | | | above findings? |
| wolves were domesticated, the pressure of | | | | |