Will puppies love you more than adult dogs? (how much, skin, train)
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No, puppies won't bond with you better. Dogs bond to whomever feeds and loves them.
The advantage with a puppy is that you can make sure she has a healthy childhood and you control things like vaccines (which I don't like) when you get her fixed (I prefer to wait till she's matured) and what you feed her (I like raw, natural food as opposed to commercial) and how many pesticides you put into her mouth and onto her skin! All these things can impact her adulthood.
I think dogs vary in their temperments and affections, just like people.
The two dogs I got as puppies think I'm OK,but aren't particularly attentive to me. Of the many seniors I've adopted, they've also varied in their emotional behavior. Abuse didn't seem to affect their affections as much as not being socialized at a key time and being extremely shy.
The important thing for me is that I love them,although I admit having one that likes to curl up next to me on the couch.
ASll of my rescues have been extremely devoted to me. I think having a rough time makes them very grateful (or the dog equivalent) to the opne who gives them a good home.
I not sure if "love more" is the correct wording. Either puppy or adult will bond with you and the family. I think it is a dogs nature. I have always started out with puppies...and I wouldn't give that experience up for the world. Pain in the butt sometimes, but at least for me, well worth it. I want to be able to train and mold...(maybe I'm a control freak?) but I love the puppy stages. I guess it depends on the amt. of time you have to spend with a puppy and even more, how much patience you have!
If you raise a dog from a puppy as opposed to getting one that is say 1-2 years old will it bond with you better? Is that the advantage?
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Is the advantage of a puppy so that you can see it grow and train it your way?
It depends on the breed. Some dogs, like Malamutes, Mastiffs, and Great Pyrenees, bond very closely to whomever raises them from puppies. Once bonded, they do not bond well with another owner. Other breeds will bond to whomever feeds them or shows them affection.
I train my own dogs, but I don't start their training until they are at least 6 months old. So training an older dog (1-2 years old) is not much different than training a puppy, although the older dog will probably learn quicker and make fewer mistakes.
As someone who had both puppies and adult dogs, I can assure you they will love you the same way. Dogs are wonderful and do not distinguish whether they are recent or old friends. Take good care of them and give them attention and they will be your dearest friends.
Having adopted both adult dogs and puppies I have not noticed a difference in the bond they form with me. Dash was adopted at 1yr which was a great age and he has been so bonded to me that I call him Momma's boy.
Having recently gotten an 8 month old silken windhound I will say that the sight hounds can be a bit more aloof. A Italian Greyhound -Whippet mix may be a bit aloof being it is a sight hound, Don't get me wrong as the new guy loves being with me yet unlike Jazz and Dash ( herding breeds) he does not seem to have that intense need to be with me 24/7. It is more he wants to be with me when he wants to and at other times he is off doing his own thing and could care less about what I am doing. With the other two I can not so much as pee or take a shower alone... maybe they are afraid that alligator the myths say live in the sewers will get me
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) but I love the puppy stages. I guess it depends on the amt. of time you have to spend with a puppy and even more, how much patience you have!
