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(4,919 posts)I believe dogs were domesticated to get along and adore humans. They have no "sole purpose." Forcing dogs to serve us in 2016 is a ridiculous and archaic concept.
When I was young, neighbors with dogs kept them outside, in dog houses, or chained to a tree. That's totally unacceptable today. Likewise, I learned recently that dogs in Jamaica are always kept outdoors. In the US, we don't treat our dogs like that. Our relationship with dogs is our choice. I choose to elevate them as companions. I think you are dwelling in the past.
The latest canine cognition research tells us that dogs are more than what you seem to believe.
A sincere question... Do you love your dogs? Do you believe any of your dogs have loved you?
On edit in response to your edit... I absolutely do train my dogs, but I do it with positive and reward training only. I have two rescue dogs... My first, Shiloh, I've had since she was a year old, and the other, Okie, was recently inherited after my friend passed away. My friend believed in positive training, too. Okie mostly understands Spanish, so I'm learning to communicate with him.