Hello, everybody
I'm from the Dutch forum, hopefully can you understand my English.
Scientific research has proved (f.e. by David Appleby, John Bradshaw and Jolanda Pluijmakers, University of Bristol, Department of Clinical Veterinary Science (UK) and Animal Behaviour Clinic (NL)) that pups, in the age of 6-8 weeks, are openminded and accept changes more easily. In the weeks 8-12 they are much more reserved. So I think it's much more better to given away the pups at the age of 7-8 weeks. Because they learn many of there mother and the other pups and thats essential in there behaviour with other dogs but also to understand the corections that we (people) give.
When pups are born in seperate dogkennels and haven't seen many people and objects it is absolutely necessery that pups leave the mother at the age of 6 weeks (maybe it's also too late, in connection with kennelsyndrom). But when the breeder spent time with the pups and the pups see a lot of other people and objects then it's better to given away the pups by 7 weeks (because of the learning from mother and the other pups).
When a pup is born alone (no other pups) it's more difficult in behaviour with other dogs, then when it has brothers or sisters.
I have a dog who is shy for people, but his brother isn't (so far as I know). And I have socialisated my dog very well, ass I think.
So I think that the heredity of the wolf (the gens) is a grate part of it. So the shyness of a TsW is a part of the character of every seperate dog.
Greetings,
Jolanda
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