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

Rach91

hi so today I just felt so yuck and I went for a walk to clear my head. I went to my local park and a greyhound came running over for a fuss. I chatted to the owner and she said her dog was an ex racer and when it came to retirement the previous owner tried hitting the dog over the head with a shovel. The dog survived obviously but got brain injury that affected his eye sight. The dog after being forced to race and was abused by his previous owner was so trusting and loved meeting new people. I’m sorry but if that was me I wouldn’t trust another person for a long time. I two abusive relationships and it makes it hard for me to trust me I do have male friends but if they try to touch me or hug me I flinch I only have one male friend that can actually touch me and I let him hug me but it took a long time to get there. How’s are dogs so trusting of people after being abused in the past? It’s a really nice thing i just wish I was like that. 

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  • 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.

  • in reply to Peter

    Sometimes, but most certainly not always Peter.

  • in reply to Number

    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.

  • in reply to Martin

    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.

  • in reply to 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.

  • in reply to Martin

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

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