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Originally Posted by Margo
Another example - I saw the puppies from Mirkas kennel (born at home, having a lot contact with people) and even after some of them were sold to the "West Europe" the dogs are still normal...
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I´d just like to mention, that the pups did not stay "normal" just by luck.
All of the "western" owners payed the attention to socialise well, train and educate the pups. Despite the fact, that each puppy is located in different country (France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland) and the ways of raising and training can differ, all the pups grew up into nice and social dogs.
Arok is being trained as a rescue dog. Arryn already passed some obedience tests. Art is training defence and obedience. Arktik can walk off leash in the middle of the city without any problems.
If these owners would not pay attention to their dogs and let them grow up in the garden, like many others "in the West" do, then they could have possibly end up being shy and unpredictable, despite the fact of having good life start. But then, what a breeder I would be to sell my pup to such people?
I say, the character of the puppy lies half in the breeder and half in the owner. Both have to pay a lot of attention and care and both are responsible for what grew up from that once nice and cuddly pup.