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**hieklyintinee** · 11-10-2010, 07:44 PM

Strange question I know.

Basically what I am asking is, do you think dogs crave being with other dogs. I mean they are pack animals. Do you think they thrive on being with other dogs?

Reason I ask: I have noticed quite a change in Sasha since losing Trouble. They were 5 months apart in age and Sasha really took to him when she came home and would have followed him off the edge of a cliff most likely. She is a follower. But she has been different since he has been gone. She has adapted well to being the only dog and I think she likes it but its like she is lost sometimes. I mean she knows we are there and she is to listen to us as always and she knows we take care of her. We feed her. She knows we are in charge. I'm not sure if she remembers him or not but its like something isn't there anymore for her.
The other day she had a chance to interact with some other dogs and she just light up and came to life. I hadn't seen that spark in her since Trouble was alive. She was herself again. Afterward though once we were home she became a gloomy gus again.
So I don't think it is a Trouble thing perse but a canine companionship thing.

I'm just wondering if some dogs need other dogs, you know?

11-10-2010, 07:44 PM	#1
hieklyintinee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	Do you think dogs crave canine companionship? And thrive on it? Strange question I know. Basically what I am asking is, do you think dogs crave being with other dogs. I mean they are pack animals. Do you think they thrive on being with other dogs? Reason I ask: I have noticed quite a change in Sasha since losing Trouble. They were 5 months apart in age and Sasha really took to him when she came home and would have followed him off the edge of a cliff most likely. She is a follower. But she has been different since he has been gone. She has adapted well to being the only dog and I think she likes it but its like she is lost sometimes. I mean she knows we are there and she is to listen to us as always and she knows we take care of her. We feed her. She knows we are in charge. I'm not sure if she remembers him or not but its like something isn't there anymore for her. The other day she had a chance to interact with some other dogs and she just light up and came to life. I hadn't seen that spark in her since Trouble was alive. She was herself again. Afterward though once we were home she became a gloomy gus again. So I don't think it is a Trouble thing perse but a canine companionship thing. I'm just wondering if some dogs need other dogs, you know?
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