Quote Originally Posted by southb View Post
I don't think you can really use a clip from wikipedia on this one. Tamed yes, domesticated........not so sure. My pythons will not strike or bite me, but you take one from the wilds of Africa, would it be more inclined to do that? Maybe.......at least my wild boas are always pissed off and the ones I've raised are very nice. And if the posts above is correct, what do you say to a dog that turns on it's owner? I'm riding the fence lol.
I say some owners suck at canine husbandry. Dogs require a pecking order. If you do not dominate your dog your dog will dominate you. That covers a large section of those that get bit by dogs. Just because they are domesticated doesn't mean they didn't descend from wolves. Some people will continue to piss off their dog until they get bit. Not that dogs fault. As for the remaining cases where "the dog just went crazy." I call bull feces. Something caused that dog to snap. Dogs have an overly developed sense of smell. You don't like smelly candles, how do you think your dog feels. You may like that device you bought at walmart that is suppose to scare of insects but guess what. It does so by emitting high frequency loud noise that pisses dogs and young kids who haven't lost their upper range of hearing to adult hood. There is something that you can't or won't see that made that dog turn. What makes a dog domesticated is the fact that a dog will pick up a bird in its mouth gently and bring it back to you. A dog will fight to protect a lamb that he could be eating from his ancestors who still want to eat lamb for dinner, because it makes a human happy. Right up until it turns on you a dog will even take a beating for no good reason and not bite you.