I enjoyed that video, watching her say, "Nope, not doing this", and then transitioning to, "Well, this actually looks interesting and maybe I'd better explore."
Yes, we all have opinions and experiences that shape those opinions. With regard to backyard dogs, the absolute best dog I ever owned came from a backyard breeder. Best and healthiest. She bonded to me right away, was housebroken in less than 2 weeks, stayed by my side and never needed a leash, stayed near the house and never wandered off (until she became blind, couldn't hear and started cognitive decline.) Her groomer always told me how exceptional she was but I just thought all Shelties were like her. Had to put her down a week before she turned 17 because she started having seizures. After a while I bought another sheltie, this time from a show breeder. While she is sweet and loving, she's crazy..only cares about chasing cars. One day she got loose, ran to the road and played Chicken with the oncoming cars. Then ran over a plowed field quite a distance to the creek which was the only thing that stopped her. She didn't know what to do about the stream which is how I was able to catch up to her.
She's now 10. Runs in circles again and again and barks over every little noise. My file at the vet is over a half inch thick with all the visits concerning her health issues, thyroid, neurological spine problem, skin issues, allergies, episioplasty (yeah, look it up cuz I'm not explaining that one on here). I have to buy special non-allergic food from Chewy and also include in that order: Apoquel and Proin and malaket every 2 months. My bill is just over $200 each time. And still, I never know when her hair will just start falling out in clumps, leaving behind sores and flakes. This has caused me so much anguish due to always having vet visits/bills but never getting her healthy that I am firmly resolved to be done with dog ownership after my current 2 pass on.
