I will be meeting with a friend next week, whose dog had puppies about 6 months ago. I adopted one of her pups when it was about 2 months old, and will be bringing him with me when we meet. My question is: When the mother dog is reunited with my pup, will she somehow feel that its her offspring? Will she remember/smell him and know somewhere, deep inside, that she is his mother? Or will she treat him like a random dog on the street and growl at him (I've heard that she is territorial of unfamiliar dogs on her property). Should I bring him or leave him at home?
2007-10-16 11:17:28 · 18 answers · asked by Misty_00 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
F perminent memory of three weeks. The researchers who came to this conclusion are quacks in my opinion. I've seen dogs hair stand on end, and go into attack mode toward a person who abused them as a puppy, I've also seen a dog who hated MEN, I can only assume it was also due to abuse from a male as a puppy. When it comes to other animals, I believe a dog will remember smells. I've reintroduced dogs to each other years after they were separated and they didn't appear to go through the typical "orientation" process, just socialized with one another as if they were old friends.
2007-10-16 11:23:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
@vstar
I had a Dachshund. There were parts of the family, we did not visit very often, because we met at nearer parts of the family. But when we were there, the Dackel was very upset, when he saw them. And after some minutes of delight, he straightly went to the cupboard where the sweets were, even after years. We had a family meeting one time a year.
@RYAN
When I was a young boy I had a German Shepherd descendant of Rin Tin Tin, for a German Shepherd he was very strong. We had a severe problem with him, he liked to bite other dogs (but children could do with him they want). My cousin had a mixture of a spaniel and a dachshund, his name was Pummel. My cousin lived in a very small village near Hannover. You must imagine 30 m from the house was a curve. The houses were 10m away from the street. In this curve was another street. On this side of the curve there was a hovel, at the other side was a farm yard. There were two ways to the curve one on the street were you could be seen from the farm yard and one along the houses, were you were hidden by the hovel. On the farm yard lived a German shepherd. The hobby of Pummel was to go to a special point of this curve. Beyond this point the shepherd from the farm came and tried to catch him. Pummel had a small whole in the door of the house to small for the shepherd and when the shepherd followed him Pummel ran home and disappeared in the whole. When I was there, my shepherd walked along the houses and Pummel walked very provocative in the middle of the street meters beyond of the allowed point and when the shepherd of the farm came Pummel did not run home, he walked for he knew behind the hovel was my shepherd.
They played this game with all the dogs of the village.
Foolish ??
Beside the way I was one time a year at my cousin, Pummel and my shepherd never forgot they knew each other and they never forgot their game.
Greetings from Hamburg, Germany
Heinz
2007-10-16 18:41:24 · answer #2 · answered by pinata 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure how short memory for a dog, but I am sure once the pup separated from mother for a few months, it will be treated as just another dog when put them back together. That's why animal will after their mom in matured age while we human will vomit just the thought of it.
p/s: most dogs always remember it's master who is away for few years .
2007-10-16 18:25:50 · answer #3 · answered by jp l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer to your question is that the pups will not be remembered as part of a litter after 6 months . The mother Dog may accept the company of another if they both are sociable pets.
2007-10-16 18:23:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe she will remember the pup however if possible I would reintroduce them in a nutural place such as a park or even a parking lot.
Also realize she may try to put the pup in his place as she would feel seh is the alpha dog especially in her house.
I would make arrangements of either brining a crate or have a place your pup can be put if there should be a problem.
2007-10-16 18:32:28 · answer #5 · answered by Kit_kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 weeks is kind of short seeing how fighting dogs remember the abuse they went through years prior. Behaviour is all part of memory. This means that a dog that lives outside for 3 weeks and returns to his home will need to be housetrained again. Doesn't make sense to me. I believe the ***** will know that it is her offspring she is dealing with.
2007-10-16 18:22:23 · answer #6 · answered by Master of Disaster 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, my mom's family friends knew these people who bought a puppy from the breeder, and they went back to visit, and the mother and the "puppy,"(it grew older into a dog), remembered each other. the family was surprised cuz they didnt expect them to.
2007-10-16 18:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the dog may tolerate/not tolerate the other dog, depending on her instinct.
it will not remember it is her own dog, unless you bring it back the very next day. the puppy will grow and change.
do not worry
2007-10-16 18:22:25 · answer #8 · answered by mauilina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can I would bring them just to see and if any growling or unusual behavior occurs immediately seperate them and take the dog into another room and continue the visit
2007-10-16 18:20:35 · answer #9 · answered by horsegal_12101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs have a permanent memory of about three weeks
2007-10-16 18:19:44 · answer #10 · answered by Pascal 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋