Xerxes
Posted : 1/23/2007 1:33:45 PM
ORIGINAL: TinaK
If I puppy leaves his home at 8 weeks old, do you think he would recognize his litter mates, mother, or the house if he is back to see them in a year?
Well I can't comment on siblings but I can comment upon something similar.
Xerxes was raised by a trio of adult female PHs (Edie-mom, Glitter-aunt and litter sister of Gaia, and Reddy-aunt.) He had 3 siblings, two of which remained with the breeder (Ralph and Binti.)
Xerxes does not remember or care much for Binti or Ralph. He does remember Edie and Glitter, and they remember him and gush all over him. The reason I can tell that they remember him is that if you try to put any PH or other dog into an X pen with Edie or Glitter those two would try to kill that other dog (they really don't like intruders!) But instead, Edie tries to clean Xerxes' ears and Glitter is all playbows and "please sniff my butt" and "OMG, OMG OMG IT IS YOU!!!"
Binti likes Xerxes alot but X thinks she's just this crazy girl that needs to settle. Ralph and X don't get along and if left alone in the X pen they'd probably sort things out right quickly (ala who's dominant.)
Xerxes also remembers his breeder and acts like she's the best human he's ever known.
Also one of our friends at the dog park has a golden and we found out that another visitor to the park has a golden from the same litter (they picked the dogs up about an hour apart.) These two do not remember each other at all.