Re: Too attached to me? Now this is the topic I've been looking for! I'm not good at describing these sort of things. I was so worried Dexter was suffering a bit of seperation anxiety (as talked about in other topics). Hearing that this seems normal makes me feel better. I want to give him a bit of independence too. I love that we snuggle up on the couch at night and he loves his belly rubs but I just wish he'd play with his toys in the kitchen independantly without whining or barking if I need to go upstairs. It's like as soon as I get out of the living room, he jumps up to lean opver the baby gate to see where I am Thanks (again!) for everyone's input. Like many other things, its a working progress
Re: Too attached to me? [quote author=Penny+Me link=topic=3919.msg45371#msg45371 date=1389130657] Ok I'm less worried about Penny's behaviour now, it seems that she is fairly normal! Lol Thinking about it her attachment to me does kind of make sense. Her breeder told a little white lie about how old she was when we picked her up - we were told she was 7 1/2 weeks old, but when we got her KC registration paperwork through it turned out she was one week younger than that. It would also explain some of her small issues when interacting with other dogs. Studies have shown that puppies taken away from the litter too young build more of a bond with their humans and can have difficulties interacting with other dogs as they have missed out on crucial life lessons from their mother and siblings. Puppies that are taken away later (such as puppies that have been 'run on' by the breeder) and so are more like 10-12 weeks old when they go home develop closer bonds with other canines because they have spent most of their formative weeks with their litter mates rather than one on one with their humans. [/quote] I wouldn't call that a white lie; I'd call that a whopping great big lie, one with possibly quite far-reaching consequences for both dog and owner. How disgraceful.
Re: Too attached to me? [quote author=Karen link=topic=3919.msg47877#msg47877 date=1389948118] [quote author=Penny+Me link=topic=3919.msg45371#msg45371 date=1389130657] Ok I'm less worried about Penny's behaviour now, it seems that she is fairly normal! Lol Thinking about it her attachment to me does kind of make sense. Her breeder told a little white lie about how old she was when we picked her up - we were told she was 7 1/2 weeks old, but when we got her KC registration paperwork through it turned out she was one week younger than that. It would also explain some of her small issues when interacting with other dogs. Studies have shown that puppies taken away from the litter too young build more of a bond with their humans and can have difficulties interacting with other dogs as they have missed out on crucial life lessons from their mother and siblings. Puppies that are taken away later (such as puppies that have been 'run on' by the breeder) and so are more like 10-12 weeks old when they go home develop closer bonds with other canines because they have spent most of their formative weeks with their litter mates rather than one on one with their humans. [/quote] I wouldn't call that a white lie; I'd call that a whopping great big lie, one with possibly quite far-reaching consequences for both dog and owner. How disgraceful. [/quote] Yeah honestly I was quite annoyed when I figured it out. It also explains some of Penny's socialisation issues with other dogs - she's good with them but can be extremely OTT especially with the smaller ones and she does tend to like to be the one in charge. She doesn't really listen when dogs tell her off, again especially with the smaller ones. If a dog her size or more tells her enough is enough she will listen but other than that she really pushes her luck. I put it down to her not having enough of the crucial socialisation period with her litter mates and mum when she was with them - everything I've read about the developmental stages of puppies seems to point to this being the case.
