Puppy Culture Potluck: Ep34 - Bad Genes and Good Puppies: Genetics, Behavior and Puppy Culture

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This episode's question is about whether and by how much we can modify temperament with protocols:

"I was chatting to someone recently about nature versus nurture, and they said, you can get a bitch who has a poor temperament and using Puppy Culture, you can have pups who have great temperaments. My view is it's more complex than that.…Would love people's thoughts.​"

Listen in as I discuss:

  • The difference between temperament and behavior
  • The ramifications of using behavior modification protocols in a breeding program
  • Our ethical obligations as breeders vs as puppy raisers

Visit our website madcapradio.com for further reading.

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This episode's question is about whether and by how much we can modify temperament with protocols:

"I was chatting to someone recently about nature versus nurture, and they said, you can get a bitch who has a poor temperament and using Puppy Culture, you can have pups who have great temperaments. My view is it's more complex than that.…Would love people's thoughts.​"

Listen in as I discuss:

  • The difference between temperament and behavior
  • The ramifications of using behavior modification protocols in a breeding program
  • Our ethical obligations as breeders vs as puppy raisers

Visit our website madcapradio.com for further reading.

2025-11-24 13 min Transcript
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