Friend of mine had a great dog some years ago. Outdoor type, bred on a sheep farm with its litter mates. Born in the open, lived in the open, happy to be with sheep, even just a handful.

This dog would wander into the family’s garage, which was left open for various reasons, select some interesting item and drag it out onto the lawn.

If no human came out to retrieve it in a day or two, the dog figured it was fair game, and proceeded to gnaw it into little tiny bits.

The “Broken Windows Progression” is writ in our vertebrate DNA.