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Cool story. Off topic question... Do golden retrievers have a mean side to them? I’ve always liked them and I dont like scary dogs in general
by onemoresoop 6y ago
Cool story.
Off topic question... Do golden retrievers have a mean side to them? I’ve always liked them and I dont like scary dogs in general
- burmer 6y agoNot normally, but temperament depends on a lot of things. I've read that socialization and temperament of the dog's parents are important.
- renewiltord 6y agoWait, socialization of the parents via some epigenetic effect? Fascinating.
- isanybodythere 6y agoAre you trying to point out the missing Oxford comma?
- renewiltord 6y agoHaha no, did I misunderstand because of the absence of a comma?
- Karto 6y agoOr more likely because very young dogs would grow some basic traits of character while influenced by the behavior that their parents exhibit in front of them.
- renewiltord 6y agoFor some reason, I assumed that the animals were not brought up with their parents.
- yencabulator 6y agoPuppies are supposed to be separated from their parents no earlier than about 6-8 weeks old. Critical socialization time is the first 3 months of their life. (Or so. These numbers vary by region and amount of caring; I'd rather have the puppies spend more time with the mom than less.)
- renewiltord 6y agoInteresting. TIL
- kstrauser 6y agoI don't know if they were actually mean, or just trained to be noisy and act like they were. Either way, I know they'd raise holy hell at the window whenever I walked past it. They might've been thinking "hey Dad, it's so fun to bark at people! Look at how big I'm smiling!" for all I know.
- analog31 6y agoThey'll get that hair on you, and you'll never get it off of yourself. Better to leave them well alone.