can they recognise their pups?

firstly i must apologise as i didnt have my camera..................again!

went to mylocal field this evening and Woody's mum was there. after keeping them on leads for a while with lots of loving and nice behaviour we let them run off lead together. they had an absolute ball running and playing and hugging (although a few inappropriate sniffs/licks for mother and son!!). would they have recognised each other after 13 months since i took him away from her or is that just me being abig softy and hoping they knew?

we are hoping to meet up again in next few days so big big promises i will take my camera!

i'm not to sure photos would be cool

it was amazing steve.he looks so much like her facially yet is already so much bigger!

I don't know, I always thought my Srumps new who her half brothers where, same mum, but that could just be me being silly! I would like to think so though!!

it would be sweet to think that Bella saw Woody today and though "oh what a handsome boy my baby has turned out to be.........now give me the stick i'm your mother!"

I think the memory fades gradually over the months. He may have recognised that he knew her scent, but I doubt he'd have known she was his mother, dogs don't think that way.

Bandit, when he was a little over 12 months old, met his mum at a show. She went for him, and he went for her! So, no recognition there!

Well thats my little dream shattered!! x

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Do dogs really not know if they are related. Her 'cousin' was the only dog Scrumps ever played with in that manner. I thought it was cause she new

janey wrote:

Caryll wrote:

janey wrote:Well thats my little dream shattered!! x

Sorry!

Do dogs really not know if they are related. Her 'cousin' was the only dog Scrumps ever played with in that manner. I thought it was cause she new

I really don't think they do. I know that researched has pointed to the fact that as soon as they become independant of their mother (even if they live in the same house still) they start to act differently towards each other. They will still be friendly, but for example, a male pup will want to mate with his mother as soon as he's able, and she'll want the same!

They just don't have reasoning powers the way we do.

I dont think they do when kaiser shes his brothers it always ends up with a stand off and then growling at each other

thank god woody has had the old snippety snip then - that would have been awkward!

Im not sure if they know or not but my bitch had 3 puppies 2 years ago and when she sees them they act very submissively and all revert back to puppy behaviour. I have never seen a cross word with Skibadee or her pups either even if they havnt seen one another for a month or so (given that Skib can b DA). The puppies (well not any more) also retained the same hierarchy as when they were born and have since.

I think if they see each other regularly they do remember, I'm sure mine do!
Although its true that any dog will mate with any other dog family or not, its their instinct!

I don't think they remember that a certain dog is their mother or son/daughter etc. But I do think that they remember a pecking order if they see each other regularly.

Yes I agree with that Duke always remembered his mum she was the pack leader in her house. She was the only one he ever was submisive to and it was good to see just one look from her and he would be a bit of a quiver she was a awsome dog.
Dont think he knew she was mum but there was definatly a connection or memory there.

Holly never met her mum the breeder didnt really care what happened to her once the money had changed hands

Mouse sees her mother and they both definitly know whos who, always have a sniff and when mouse's dad sees her (hes a bully) her mummy protects her from him. Mouse's mum is very different to dogs that where/are her puppys from previous litters aswell, just on sight she recognises them and after a sniff confirms it.

But saying that Mouse has her adobted doggy mother my lurcher scruffy aswell.

dakota is not a dog that barks ever ,,, but when she see's her pup ziggy she yelps barks sqeeks grunts not just the tail waggs but the whole back end ,,, i think they do know there pups