Mike Schoonbrood

*split from another thread*

I've always wondered about that.... because if you raise 2 puppies that can bond with eachother, is it not true that their focus is more on the other puppy than it is on the handler, which is why people seperate their pups from other dogs during puppyhood? So wouldn't that suggest that given the choice, a dog would rather bond closer with another dog during puppyhood than they would a human? If our dog runs accross the road to greet another dog and ignores the handler, they get corrected for it -- so doesn't that perhaps suggest that a dog that is not conditioned to look up to their human handler, would perhaps prefer a pack made up of other dogs?

I'm not saying this statement is right or wrong, because I honestly don't know... I sometimes feel as though many dogs appreciate the introduction of a 2nd dog into a household because it fulfils a need for that dog to be with another dog. Many people have told me about dogs getting too "doggy" when they are raised with other dogs as pups, or being more concerned over where another canine pack member went rather than being concerned about what the handler wants the dog to do. I split this into a seperate thread because I think it's a more interesting topic than food training n the whole food thing is a never ending debate, people who like food use food and will probably never change their mind... some people who don't like food may change their minds at some point, but most probably won't. That's fine, but this is a statement I've heard before n I'm just interested to see what peoples thoughts are on its validity

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