the more time i spend working with dogs, the less i “like” them (in the sense of “OMG PUPPY WANT TO PET”) but the more i respect them. which is i think a value-neutral statement, but it’s been an interesting development to observe because i didn’t experience the same thing with horses since all of my time spent around them from day 1 has been in a learning/working environment. this post sponsored by how i was just walking down the street and someone’s husky on an extendable lead unexpectedly lunged out at me from between two parked cars, apparently causing me to look visibly pissed enough that the owner started profusely apologizing lol