Al Polston
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June Sketchbook
🕑 Added 2025-07-18 22:46:31 +0000 UTC
A rather controversial sketch from my video discussing my dog attack. Many people felt like I didn't have the right to judge an entire breed by my own experience. Others agreed and had their own story to tell about this breed. At the end of the day, it's about responsible ownership and breeding for good characteristics. Often we talk about Pugs and French bulldogs as immoral and cruel to breed for their flat faces and rampant health complications. I can argue we should be just as critical to breed for positive personality traits, especially in a world with diminishing practical jobs for dogs other than "companion". I believe to save a breed either from extinction or from legal restrictions we have to breed these old impractical traits out of dogs meant for pet sale. Only niche dog enthusiasts (who would hopefully be knowledgable and responsible) should even be able to get their hands on the working version of many breeds (example: malinois). Not just for the safety of humans but to improve the likely hood these dogs live happy well adjusted lives where they are at low risk of rehoming or euthanasia. In the mean time, I won't pretend I think this is a good breed the same way I would never say French Bulldogs are a good breed. Anyway, I'll get off my soap box.
A really short month of sketches, but that's the way it goes sometimes!
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Pet
As a previous dog trainer, I know a lot of people dont take in account what their dog was bred for. Chow chows were one of the first breeds ever invented and they were bred for war, guarding and hunting large game. You have to desensitize or socialize a dog with those instincts if you dont want it to do those things. Ie I have a dog bred to guard and I didnt socialize him like I should have and now he guards aka tries to bite anyone that comes near me. Chow chows and other guard breeds arent inheritly bad. They're just using They're instincts. They need training
maddbadger614
Not sure if this is the place to ask, but…Al, what do you give your barn cats for flea and tick prevention—if anything? We have 10 outdoor cats that chill in our pond building. We’d normally give them topical but what’s the best for the buck?
