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The extra large head-body ratio will be hard to get without harming the animals. You'll need to breed for thick, sturdy neck bones, which can't really be done without autopsies -- you can xray for cross section but you really need a stronger than standard design as well -- hopefully after a long full life. The intelligence is somewhat easier, but intelligence in dogs so far seems to go along with activity, whereas you want a smart but lazy dog. It's a big project, several hundred years imo. [+] |
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You know V, speaking of musculoskeletal specifications, it's not entirely impossible to make them walk upright like the namesake. |
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Dogs already do that for short distances. Too much? |
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Just posted a link of him walking, doing stuff and you're right. The head is actually bigger than the body. (link) |
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Not sure if you'd want to copy every detail, that actually might be kind of disturbing. I'd be happy with short hair and the coloration. |
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magic - the author is using a technology they know very little about as magic. This imparts superpowers, among them the ability to always know where something is (just add GPS or RFID); the ability to make humans or animals do anything (just use Pavlovian conditioning), to make any organic matter do anything (just add genetics or, once people complain about the use of genetics as magic, "selective breeding"); |
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We can't breed a dog with black ears? |
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Breeding animals is a well known process. You take two animals with more of what you want than others and get them to mate. Repeat a few hundred times, throwing in random genes and avoiding incest as possible, and you get a whole lot of what you want. Black ears, short white hair, big nose. large head, strong yet thin neck, sleeps on its back, and intelligent is a tall order for a dog breed but it's not far fetched. |
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Of course "make x with cross breeding" also isn't original but I've never thought about breeding a Snoopy before so I'm willing to give it a pass. |
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Thank you V. Plus, it's Snoopy, c'mon. |
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I read a funny thing the other day; |
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Did Pavlov used to think about feeding his dogs every time he heard a bell? |
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