How are dogs so trusting in the world we live in?

Their brains have been scrambeled by generations of in breeding. For example if you give a wolf a secure wooden box full of meat it breaks the box. Give it to a dog and it just looks at you with pleeding eyes unsure what to do.

Sometimes, but most certainly not always Peter.

My point is if you took humans and subjected them to generations of breeding to make them dossile and pliable you might find they were rather trusting too ... and probably brain damaged by medical standards.

Dude....we are "one and the same" in many, many respects.  I know that I feel uncomfortable about that, and I presume that you feel equally so.

I note that you are a zoologist by training.  I have "insight" into the rehabilitation of people, on behalf of dogs.

You might be surprised by just how close we are (whether you like that fact or not).....but I equally appreciate that I am a "desperately" confusing entity to understand.  My apologies Martin, for any confusion or impression of facetiousness or sarcasm from my end.  

I merely aim to advocate for my 4-legged non-verbalising breathern.

Assuredly benign,

Number.

Are you surprised that an autistic person might take things at face value, that is literally? On this site I tend to flag anything I mean facetiously or sarcastically, just to be on the safe side. I am a zoologist by training and what I said has a direct bearing on the original question. Dogs are genetically programmed to trust humans. That is why abused dogs can be rehabilitated by people, especially those trained in the psychology of dogs.

All the more reason to treat them well and with lots of love.

Martin said:

produces the physical changes seen in many domestic dogs when compared to their grey wolf ancestors.

Well naturally !  Quite literally !!

Sorry if I have miscommunicated my understandings of this matter.

I have (and surely there can be no doubt that) my quote from you above is de facto truth.

Martin said:

produces the physical changes seen in many domestic dogs when compared to their grey wolf ancestors.

Well naturally !  Quite literally !!

Sorry if I have miscommunicated my understandings of this matter.

I have (and surely there can be no doubt that) my quote from you above is de facto truth.

Dude....we are "one and the same" in many, many respects.  I know that I feel uncomfortable about that, and I presume that you feel equally so.

I note that you are a zoologist by training.  I have "insight" into the rehabilitation of people, on behalf of dogs.

You might be surprised by just how close we are (whether you like that fact or not).....but I equally appreciate that I am a "desperately" confusing entity to understand.  My apologies Martin, for any confusion or impression of facetiousness or sarcasm from my end.  

I merely aim to advocate for my 4-legged non-verbalising breathern.

Assuredly benign,

Number.

Are you surprised that an autistic person might take things at face value, that is literally? On this site I tend to flag anything I mean facetiously or sarcastically, just to be on the safe side. I am a zoologist by training and what I said has a direct bearing on the original question. Dogs are genetically programmed to trust humans. That is why abused dogs can be rehabilitated by people, especially those trained in the psychology of dogs.