Lovely concluding remarks: “Further, a successful strategy to decrease aggressive behavior in populations of dogs will require a comprehensive approach to educating the public about the full responsibilities of dog ownership, which includes such factors as how to find and select an appropriate dog, a dog’s daily physical and mental requirements, the amount of time required for basic training, and the cost of basic health care. ... Perhaps even more optimistically, we hope that these findings might provide a place of convergence for people who share a common goal: to improve the quality of life of domestic dogs and their owners.”
Ooh, thanks @snowbunny, it is an interesting read. I'll save the link so that I can whip it out next time someone tells me that desexing reduces aggression. Now if I could just find a study that shows harnesses don't "make" a dog pull
On the other hand, it seems something different is being cooked up and quoting: "Given the increasing evidence of significant negative health effects of gonadectomy, there is an urgent need to systematically examine other means of preventing unwanted procreation, such as vasectomy and hysterectomy." We are still and will keep on trying to fit dogs into our conveniences and needs. Which is fine. Till a certain point and within reason.
