[Discussion] Documentaries on Dogs

[divewithchuck]

@vanessajune Tough Love: A Meditation on Dominance & Dogs

 

[vanessajune]

@divewithchuck Thanks! I have this one bookmarked already actually. Forgot to add it to the list I guess.

 

[divewithchuck]

@vanessajune How about Dogs On The Inside?

 

[vanessajune]

@divewithchuck Ooh, thanks. I thought this was related to Alexandra Horotwitz's book Inside of a Dog but I guess not! Haha.

 

[wethepeople]

@divewithchuck Just watching this almost made me cry. All the times that I was doing the wrong thing with my babies, I just feel like I've betrayed them, because I thought I was doing what's best for them, but I wasn't. /sighs.

Thank you so much for sharing this.

 

[1s4b3ll4]

@vanessajune I didn't see anyone mention the Science of Dogs (Nat'l Geo). Pretty good.

 

[vanessajune]

@1s4b3ll4 Yay for National Geographic! Thank you.

 

[anjaliz]

@vanessajune Icebound: The Greatest Dog Story Ever Told, a BBC documentary about the 1925 Nome serum run. Shitty 360p youtube version. As the owner of a Siberian Husky, this is my personal favorite.

 

[vanessajune]

@anjaliz Awesome, I will suffer the low resolution. Maybe watch it really small while I'm at work...hehe. Thank you for the link and recommendation! I really like huskies, even if I'm too inactive to ever own one.

 

[rubbishpore]

@vanessajune I have never seen For the Love of Pugs, thank you so much for the mention! I just not found it and watched it. It made my Pug-loving heart swell with joy! They did a great job of presenting why the breed is so beloved by their people.

 

[vanessajune]

@rubbishpore Hehe, oh boy. I can't wait to watch it too!

 

[imagebeastmarkbeast]

@vanessajune If you want to go on a crying jag the documentary MINE will do that. It's about the dogs "rescued" from Katrina and adopted out, the the original owners fighting to get them back from adopters.

 

[dawney]

@vanessajune If you would want some more depressing documentaries, theres Pedigree Dogs Exposed and it's sequel, and if you really want something bad, there's One Nation Under Dog (DO NOT watch that last one if you're sensitive when it comes to dogs, like I am). On mobile, so can't provide links atm. Sorry.

 

[shane19]

@dawney Pedigree Dogs Exposed is only depressing because it's hopelessly misinformed, biased, and flat out incorrect at points.

 

[meroholda]

@shane19 Though it's biased for sure, it also makes a number of good points. Everyone is biased, you just have to factor that in with the source.

 

[vanessajune]

@shane19 Still interesting to see! Do you have any specific examples I should watch out for? I do some "critical thinking" on everything I watch and read so I have my own opinions anyway...

 

[shane19]

@vanessajune It's a stretch to even call it a documentary. It's basically just one of those virally shared Facebook videos that's been going around regarding how fucked up purebred dogs are. I don't think it's worth your time. A documentary has sources, research, expert opinions, etc. This is just an "adopt don't shop" propaganda video, basically. Absolutely no substance.

 

[dawney]

@shane19 Saying there's absolutely no substance is a bit of a stretch. The part where the judge says GSDs without a sunken rear end are not "anatomically correct" still pisses me off. I've seen first hand a GSD like that who developed degenerative myelopathy, and the awful effects it has.

If there was absolutely no substance, Crufts would not have made any changes, nor would they have acknowledged further work needs to be done, but they did in the sequel

 

[dukedesu]

@dawney There will always be good people (competitors, breeders, judges) and bad people in any sport.

 

[dawney]

@dukedesu Absolutely, but shining a light on the bad makes it less comfortable for them to operate

EDIT: So apparently some people don't want the bad apples exposed, but are too afraid to say so. Use your words, people.