Socialization is not always as simple as people think. It think it is the hardest part of raising a litter. I have noticed that pups often pick up traits of their mom so if mom is too rough with the pups then the pups can grow up being too rough with other dogs. An alpha female can give her pups an alpha personality or it could go the other way and they could be too submissive. It is hard to understand what makes one pup really shy and submissive and one outgoing and aggressive, even though they are both raised exactly the same. The same thing with human children. We can raise all our children the same, with the same discipline and same values but sometimes our children just end up being totally different from one another. What works for one might not work for another. |