Chuang Po-he, an ethnologist, believes that although dogs 'relationships with the ancients were based on their utility, because people treasured and protected their resources, they would often hold a deep affection for their dogs; whereas today, dogs have become consumer goods whose value people manipulate.
民俗學者莊伯和認為，雖然古人與狗的關係最初奠基在實用上，但人們因珍惜、維護自己的資源，與狗之間常產生深厚的感情；今天狗兒卻成為人為刻意炒作的商品。