I don’t think most dogs are taken from their mothers in ethical breeding settings. There’s quite a large buffer for puppies to grow and be separate from dependi

I don’t think most dogs are taken from their mothers in ethical breeding settings. There’s quite a large buffer for puppies to grow and be separate from depending on their moms. The key is socializing them with humans in general, not imprinting them with a single human. Dogs seem to genuinely love being taken into human families when there’s sufficient attention, activity, and love. I can see issues from a naturalism perspective, but I don’t personally agree with that. If the dogs are experiencing good lives and exceptional wellbeing, it seems acceptable to me. I don’t agree with animal exploitation at all. I don’t eat meat or dairy. I think ethical pet keeping is possible, though. In my aquarium hobby I meet people who take better care of their fish than they do of themselves. It seems to me that there are caring humans with happy animals in their lives.