Agreed, different breeds have different tendencies. One of my dogs is a Siberian Husky, sweet tempered but occasionally stubborn. Likes to dig, sit in a kiddie pool when it’s hot and make me chase her when she gets loose. She wouldn’t consider biting a person or another dog (except her kennel mate) and makes a truly pathetic watchdog. Every one of the things that Husky breeders say about them is true of her.

My other dog is a big male Chow. Territorial, tends to be dog aggressive with other large males, devoted to his family and would eagerly tear hunks of flesh off anyone who hurts his people. Just like Chow breeders say he should be.

Other than basic (VERY basic) obedience training, neither has had any real training. They live in the same house and are spoiled rotten. While they each have their own distinct personalities they display both the physical and behavioral traits their breeds were developed to have.

I love them both but I know I can’t trust the Chow around large male dogs and I can’t let the Husky out of the yard off the leash.

We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.