If you have a pet dog you think is completely domesticated and friendly, when your pet is hungry put a bowl of food down and while the dog is eating, move in close and try taking it away.
I understand why Baghdad is taking this action. Stray, hungry dogs are dangerous. The dogs have killed children.
There should be an effort to come up with an economic contraception. An oral long term contraception would be best. Then a couple of times a year they could put the baited food out.
Stray, hungry dogs are indeed dangerous.
At best they are a nuisance with limited prospects (I'd suspect) of finding good homes in the probably not terribly placid suburbs of Baghdad.
If you have a pet dog you think is completely domesticated and friendly, when your pet is hungry put a bowl of food down and while the dog is eating, move in close and try taking it away.
The Prophet Mohammed wasn't what you'd call a dog lover. For the most part they are forbidden to be kept as pets.
Pretty much.
Dominance theory has been debunked. If a dog growls at you for reaching for his food, it's simply because he wants that resource and feels he has to protect it. Dogs form fluid social hierarchies that humans should not attempt to be a part of. A dog knows the difference between a human and another dog. At my house it works like this:
Me
my dogs
Phil
Wow, you're tough.
Pretty much. Actually I think he's a neat guy and Id like to meet him, but I wouldn't let him touch my dogs He has no formal training or schooling in animal behavior. His "exercise, discipline, affection" mantra is not at all unique and any dog person knows this is simply common sense. His "rehabilitation" methods are based on outdated, flawed research that is no longer accepted by trained behaviorists. His most commonly used technique is flooding, which is relatively simple to understand but can be devastating when used in the wrong situation (but, you're never going to see that on the TV show...). Most of the time I agree with what he says to the owners and disagree with how he handles the dogs.