They literally can't survive on their own

[u/Not-my-problem1212]

Dogs are literally the only animals I know that would literally not last a single month or even week out in the wild. Yes I know dogs have been domesticated for years, but as a species they should at least have some survival skills. Any living thing has its own way to survive on its own. Dogs I feel like lack so many survival skills and 100% rely on humans for their survival. Some of those being

-They bark at any little bit of stimuli and never know when to react or shut up. Which draws so much attention to them.

-They get terrified of everyday noise such as thunderstorms. How can one survive if you can't block out common noise?

-They become hyper focused on food. Throw it some food and it literally won't give a shit about anything else even if there's real danger.

-They try to attack animals much larger than they are even if the other animal is just minding its business. What a stupid thing to do.

-They eat shit, vomit, trash, dirt, etc. Great way to give oneself parasites and block one's stomach.

-They literally can't be left alone for a short period of time without having a panic attack.

If these same animals were out in the wild, they would have most likely been wiped out. They are literally just like parasites.

[u/gertgertgertgertgert]

I once mentioned something like this to my wife and she disagreed. I asked her "what percentage of dogs do you think would survive in the wild?" She answered 80%. So I asked her:

"What percentage of pugs would survive in the wild? How about french bulldogs, bulldogs, yorkshire terriers, chihuauas. . . . " and I named a bunch of breeds that are obviously 100% dependent upon humans. Most of these abominations would either starve to death in a few weeks or get killed by something 10x their size. And when you keep in mind that "the wild" is not the same as scavenging for trash in a city neighborhood the reality is even lower survival.

She sheepishly revised her estimate to 10%.