• ChapoBapo [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Dogs are definitely good if they help people. Watching videos of rescue dogs just melts my heart, they're so happy to help save people.

    • hotspur [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      yeah SAR dogs get really depressed and get PTSD just like other first responders. If they've had a bad day, like only finding dead people in rubble after a building collapse, the handler will often stage a find with a friend so that the dog can find someone alive, because they will seriously get depressed and start to burn out. There's nothing naturally evil in dogs, it's just what we do to them that's evil. Kinda like kids, I guess... I suppose you can have a few natural psychopaths in both kids and dogs, but usually, it's abuse or mistreatment that results in the real bad stuff.

      • TillieNeuen [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        the handler will often stage a find with a friend so that the dog can find someone alive, because they will seriously get depressed and start to burn out

        That is so sweet and sad. 😭

        • Nothing44 [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Hey, every job hurts. At least they seem to have peeps to give a hoot for them. I could tell you the psycho shit they used to do to train military dogs in my country. That shit's DARK. So i aint. They made it illegal tho, so it hopefully aint happening no more. But damn, that shit had me feeling NOT ALRIGHT for days.

          • Nothing44 [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            Huh. That sounded like I'm okay with dogs having mental trauma, which was totally not my point. Fuck. That wasn't it. Bad Take. Bad Take by me right there. My most grievous bad. Mea maxima culpa.

            • MonteCristo [he/him,any]
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              4 years ago

              It didn’t sound like that to me, don’t worry. You’re being too hard on yourself.

              • Nothing44 [he/him]
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                4 years ago

                And that means the world to me. I bloody hate being misunderstood, and you not misunderstanding me right now? That's doing bloody wonders. Feeling stupidly grateful. I hope good things are on your path.