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The effect of early separation from the mother on pups in bonding to humans and pup health. - Abstract - Europe PubMed Central

Observational learning of an acquired maternal behaviour pattern by working dog pups: an alternative training method?

https://books.google.com/books?hl=en...page&q&f=false ebook preview Page 134 for discussion as older pups settle, quieten faster than younger pups

See what you all think and let's discuss these findings.