Yeah, I also don’t think it’s terribly crazy for a company like valve to protect its IP when it’s being directly copied. Valve has also traditionally been very good about reaching out to these sorts of devs and making deals with them

Your grandma is awesome if she’s still lumberjacking around

So I think your 3rd point is highly likely, but I do disagree about the genetic predisposition. If it can’t be genetically influenced then goldens are not more friendly than others, and smart dogs (poodles, Australian shepherd, etc.) are not actually smarter; they all have the same genetic predisposition.

Having an aggressive breed is possible, but as I said earlier I think the 3rd point pushes up the numbers of maulings quite a bit. I’d add a 4th point of a lot of people being real shit dog owners and not knowing how to properly raise a dog to be socially capable without harming others.

I didn’t mean to imply they should advertise as effective treatment, that would be not okay. However, saying “sure we provide acupuncture and its benefits are up to you” is fine by me.

If it makes you feel better who cares? You’re not hurting anyone and they aren’t either (assuming they’re licensed and properly sanitized).