[thiago_fm]

My current dog wouldn't give up. It really depends on the breed.

Some ancient races still have those very old instincts of hunting and being independent, even doing some weird scream when given a bone or a having found a potential "hunt". (that's how people used to hunt!)

Youtube shiba scream :-)

All my previous dogs (>5) would always prefer the snack though.

[heraldgeezer]

"Some ancient races"

Like terriers, Jack russel etc. lol. They will just go. They will ignore you. Yes we tried having meatballs. They don't care. Hunt hunt hunt. (Male, non snipped)

[redeux]

I can confirm. My Rat Terrier will absolutely not respond if she gets out. Best I can do is throw tennis balls towards the house so she runs in that general direction, assuming that’s the most interesting thing she’s found to hunt yet.

[jon_richards]

Is a bred in behavior to hunt vermin domestication or lack of domestication?

[roguecoder]

Absolutely a form of domestication, just in the way short wheat and buff chickens are instead of the way floppy-eared friends are.

"Ignore everything else to single-mindedly go after prey" is, in the wild, a great way to get eaten by slightly larger predators.

[petre]

Of course, otherwise you get a Siberian Husky that hunts everything that moves, including chicken. It's only a dog only when 3 ft away.

[heraldgeezer]

Just making fun of the "oohh aaah le ancient races will ignore humans. le epix"