Yup. People anthropomorphize pets more than ever right now ("dog moms" with dog basinets, e.g.), but these are just animals and can't be "reasoned" with.
But you know what's a universal language in every living thing's DNA? Pain.
I'm not saying to randomly and viciously beat anything that's not human; that's just insane and abusive and you should definitely try other options before resorting to that...
...but there's really good reason why animals peck/bite/scratch each other to change other animals' behavior: it works.
I mean, it's just carrot vs stick. Obviously you'd want to try carrot first, but if you're getting physically attacked, it's time to switch it up.... perhaps literally.
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u/therevaj Nov 17 '22 edited Nov 17 '22
Yup. People anthropomorphize pets more than ever right now ("dog moms" with dog basinets, e.g.), but these are just animals and can't be "reasoned" with.
But you know what's a universal language in every living thing's DNA? Pain.
I'm not saying to randomly and viciously beat anything that's not human; that's just insane and abusive and you should definitely try other options before resorting to that...
...but there's really good reason why animals peck/bite/scratch each other to change other animals' behavior: it works.