I am far from an expert on such matters; all I have to go on is hearsay and observation. I've heard it said that you can get a lot of behavior problems in animals that are bred because they are popular rather than for any function that they perform. I've heard of some real head cases among Cavs and Cockers, for example (I hear that the head is part of the problem). I haven't dealt with pedigreed dogs, but Critter and I have had several rescued mixed-breed littermates that had been abandoned. Some turned out to be great dogs, others definitely had a screw loose - it can't be all environment, when one brother is sweet and stable and the other a flake! Pugs had a surge in popularity after the movie Milo and Otis came out, and I suspect the selection process for breeding animals wasn't too rigorous. I wonder if nascent behavior issues may have been part of the reason that the breeder wanted to euth these two?I inadvertently left the door open to the hall bathroom. Yep, you guessed it the pigs got in and urinated on both throw rugs and the sink cabinet. All this after I had walked them for 20 minutes outside. I don't get it. I have never dealt with dogs like this. They were both castrated at 8 weeks old. Early neutering was frowned upon 50+ years ago when I worked with a veterinarian. I wonder if this is part of the problem. I have never seen dogs with such a desire to mark/urinate. Is it a breed thing? Neat little personalities, but these dogs are pigs. I really will be glad to see them go.
I'm a patient man with animals, but these dogs have about worn me out.
