In maintaining feelings of affection over a long time, people are no match for dogs. In many dog-eating societies people would only eat dogs raised in special, separate compounds, so as to reduce any potential qualms.
為了避免與狗兒情感牽絆過深，許多吃狗的民族，食用的狗都被隔離飼養，才不致食用時產生心理交戰。