[Cody2]

What would happen to a pup who was born without siblings? What kind of long term social & Psychological damage could occur and could it be reversable?

Dave

 

[WiscTiger]

Dave, sorry you haven't gotten any answers. So much of the what you are asking is going to be dependent on how the breeder handled this pup. Do they have another litter that the pup could play with, do they have friends that have a litter the pup could play with. Do they have puppy safe older dogs that aren't the dam.

 

[Cody2]

Thanks for your reply... The breeder told me that he has 3 other adult dogs that he let interact with the pup, the pup is now 12 weeks old.

Dave

 

[WiscTiger]

Singleton's can be very nice dogs as they didn't have littermate's so they got a lot more human attention.

At 12 weeks you should be able to see how the pup reacts around other dogs and people.

 

[valleydog]

Not that you can compare Chows and GSDs, but the nicest Chow we ever had was a "singleton." She was a very great dog.

 

[SunCzarina]

I recall from one of the boards a puppy named Little Joey who was a singleton - anyone remember who he belonged to?