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I haven't posted over here in a while and just realized I need to change avatar!
Interesting thread though. MY girls have very different temperments. Maeve is a bit shy of people. We didn't get her till she was 7 or 8 months old and hadn't been around enough people. Aine we've had from a pup and visited from 2 weeks. We did a lot of socialization with her. She has never known a stranger. BUT with both girls, I take them to work with me every month or so, where I work with people with developmental disabilities. Their behavior there is different from other settings. Aine (my 8 month old wild child) is calm and patient and sits quietly in laps of folks in wheel chairs. Maeve (who can be shy with people) takes being clomped on the head by people with poor motor skills and walks on the leash away from me with my folks. It is as if they KNOW things are different. Gotta love these wonderful smart dogs!
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