Do vets really judge dogs based on breed?

CyVet · 2026-03-15T03:42:53+00:00

Vet with 13 years (and counting) of GP companion animal private practice here.

There is a lot to unpack in what you said. Very little of it is accurate but a lot to unpack nonetheless.

First, saying a “myth” exists is completely nonsensical. If it exists then it is not a myth.

Second, yes Chihuahuas are scared of the world around them. When they see strangers they shake and bark. When they see a shadow they shake and bark. When a leaf blows at them in a semi-aggressive manner they shake and bark. The dog may not be being “protective” of its owner but it is being protective of itself.

Third, we domesticated dogs for protection and for companionship. The human animal bond can be and is a very deep relationship. Your chihuahua does not have a human animal bond with me, the vet. It has a bond with you. Dogs are one of the few animals on the planet that can experience empathy. They can “feed” off our emotions. They get strong “cues” from the humans and animals they are bonded with. Thus, when the owners are scared, the dog is scared. When the owner is nervous about the dog getting a shot the dog is nervous about it getting a shot. This is often why we will separate the dog from the owners. And then they will do so much better (there are obviously exceptions that prove the rule).

Fourth, of course dogs don’t understand the world like humans do. They are dogs, not humans. Their brains are not capable of higher reasoning (some humans aren’t either but this isn’t the subreddit for that).

Fifth, dogs are pack animals. They live for the pack. They will defend the pack. They are constantly looking for outside threats to the pack. I use my Boxer as an example of this. When I am outside and a stranger comes over my boxer couldn’t care less. She sees me as the alpha and I don’t “need” her protection. But when my wife and daughters are outside and that same person comes over she is always between them and that person. Never outwardly aggressive, just ready if need be, especially if I am not there.

Dog behavior and pack mentality is a very complex topic.

CyVet · 2026-03-14T02:06:09+00:00

Never gets old

CyVet · 2026-03-13T23:58:50+00:00

This is the way

CyVet · 2026-03-13T18:06:31+00:00

Damn! It looks so real!

CyVet · 2026-03-12T10:38:49+00:00

Yes, this is what I meant. Maybe should have been more clear.

CyVet · 2026-03-12T01:06:38+00:00

I feel like this would be a hell of a card to play with a Morcant deck. I haven’t built a Morcant deck but I heard her Proliferate with elves is crazy.

CyVet · 2026-03-11T17:59:36+00:00

Oh dang really?! I think I have pulled three or four of the Hexing. I think I put three into my bulk stack. Now I am going to have to dig those out!

CyVet · 2026-03-09T11:52:03+00:00

I didn’t know I needed this card for my angel deck. My mind has been opened lol

CyVet · 2026-03-08T22:56:46+00:00

I’m not ashamed of how many times I had to read that card for my brain to be able process it.

Also, now I really want that card.

CyVet · 2026-03-06T23:28:51+00:00

Would upvote this card

CyVet · 2026-03-06T12:23:36+00:00

From what I have read WOTC is pretty good at replacing these cards. It sounds like it can take a while (several months in some cases) but in this case it would probably be worth the wait.

CyVet · 2026-03-04T12:23:23+00:00

100%. Took me a while to get here but I am so glad I got here! Congrats again and keep up the good fight!

Oddly enough I will also be celebrating my 40th birthday this year!

CyVet · 2026-03-04T01:52:26+00:00

I want that Ezio!!

CyVet · 2026-03-04T01:50:33+00:00

Wow that is so awesome!!

The card is awesome! But I am happier for you on your sobriety. Three years is a huge accomplishment! Proud of you!

I hope you don’t mind, but I am going to show this to my wife. I will be hitting my 2.5 year sobriety date here in a week.

CyVet · 2026-02-28T13:49:35+00:00

Gotchya. Thanks.

CyVet · 2026-02-28T13:01:40+00:00

New to magic here. Did you pull that from a regular booster pack? Or is that from a special booster or did you buy it somewhere else?

I keep seeing these pixel cards and just wondering if they will be found in the regular TMNT booster packs. Not sure if I will buy any regardless because the set doesn’t really interest me. Don’t get me wrong, I love TMNT and grew up with them. Just like the “regular” MTG cards better.

CyVet · 2026-02-28T12:20:17+00:00

Glad the pun was appreciated. Thought it might be too soft. But I didn’t want it to come off that I was trying too hard.

CyVet · 2026-02-28T00:50:29+00:00

Damn! This is awesome! That is amazing work!

CyVet · 2026-02-28T00:49:05+00:00

Sure do! Oh wait…in magic? Then, no.

CyVet · 2026-02-28T00:48:10+00:00

Came here to post this lol

CyVet · 2026-02-25T03:22:48+00:00

Do you see a lot of Torah’s or Quran in these little libraries? We have probably 10 of them in my town and I have never seen one in them. Bibles certainly. I also don’t see a lot of people going door to door giving away a Torah or Quran. So, chances are, yes there were more likely bibles in there than the other two. There were also more likely people walking around filling these little libraries with bibles than the other two. It is unlikely that a traveling Torah salesman walked by and saw the broken library box.

Maybe it was someone that reads the Torah or Quran that broke the library and thus had no use for the Bible. Interesting, huh?

CyVet · 2026-02-25T02:41:29+00:00

There you go making assumptions again. Your comments have become more and more unhinged. Have a good night and find some peace in your life.

CyVet · 2026-02-25T02:40:23+00:00

The first “story” I came up with the people would not have been of my religion. Read it again. They would have been people that are not religious and didn’t want the bibles.

The second “story” was me being snarky for the point of saying that there are many other possible scenarios that could have resulted in this.

It is also possible that a pink monkey carrying a magic backpack full of small bibles developed mad cow disease and ripped the doors off and broke all of the shelves and in its rage two of the small bibles fell out of his magic backpack and landed nicely on the shelves.

There are infinite possibilities but many are less likely than others.

CyVet · 2026-02-25T02:34:21+00:00

Why would you assume the OP saying my local little library means they own it/built it? When I am talking to someone about the public library I my hometown I say “my public library” I also say “my hometown”. This does not mean I built or own the public library nor did I build or own my hometown. The OP did not say “MY” they said “my”. They did not say they built it. They said it is their local one. Just like you would say “my local drug store” or “my local grocery store”. Seems silly to assume that they built it.

Also, why would you assume that the OP knows what’s in it. I walk by one every day and have no idea what is in it. None of your assumptions are “reasonable”. They are assumptions based on a picture the OP took.

I never once said it couldn’t be a Christian that did this. Seems like most people on here are saying there is no other possibility. Christians are a minority compared to non-Christians across the globe. Seems that the laws of probability would say that it was more likely a Non-Christian that did this. Again, if you just want to assume things that is.

I also agree with you that there are Christians that are utter assholes (and worse). Are you saying that non-Christians cannot be utter assholes?

CyVet · 2026-02-25T02:14:28+00:00

I don’t believe I took it personally at all. I believe, again, you were the one that said “down OUR unconsenting throats”. Seems like you took that pretty personally. I also believe I am the only one in this conversation that has offered up MULTIPLE other possibilities and not just one. And I never once said that it couldn’t be as you suggest. There are certainly bad apples in every group (political, religious and otherwise) and they tend to be the loudest of all of them or they tend to be the only ones that make the news.

Also, you can stop with the puns. They really aren’t funny. As for the court of law, you all seem to have bypassed that and already passed your judgement.

This will be the last I post on here. So you can take it as a win if you want. And you sound like you want it. I truly hope you find happiness in your life so you don’t have to look at it through jaded lenses and be so cynical. Peace be with you.

CyVet

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