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Originally Posted by Jax08
My guess is this woman has never owned a German Shepherd or a Doberman. Had both...neither let me go to the bathroom without company.
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Amen. If I left my dog (who is a GSD/Rottie mix) outside, know what he does? He whines at the door to get to me. He will not leave. He does not run away outside, I can have off leash anywhere, I can't pee by myself. And, yet, he doesn't have seperation anxiety. He whines a little when I leave but he settles...nothing destroyed...no panic. But he has no desire to leave me. So seperation anxiety isn't the reason he stays with me. On that point, the author is wrong.
I have no doubt that if we were strandard in the desert, he would not leave me. Ever.
Now, I have a chow mix who would leave me...LMAO. I swear he's part cat...which most chows are accused of being. He's perfectly content to live alone with minimal contact if I let him. He doesn't care to be pet, he doesn't run up to me when I come home...In fact, if it wasn't for the food that I provide him, I don't think he'd have much use for me at all. On that point, the author is correct. Not all dogs are pack animals. Although, he's IN LOVE with my other dog. I'm not sure he'd leave him...Heh.
I wonder if it comes down to breed.