| Yes, it does which is what this thread was all about. You are talking about 25% of the pup's life experiences. Many of the rules for living are learned from mother and littermates. It is where they first learn self-control and they are learning it from those who speak dog, not from another species whose attempts to mimic a dog is weak indeed.
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