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Date Posted: 07:33:45 10/21/00 Sat
Author: SoloWolf
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 63.166.216.16
Subject: Wolfowners' Why's #2

There's a theory out there that "domestic dogs are essentially wolves that have been bred to permanently stay in a juvenile state"; essentially, that dogs remain "wolf pups" forever. The backing for this theory was that adolescent wolves tend to act very much like dogs, but once they hit sexual maturity, the problem behaviours kick in. i.e. dominance/social climbing, urinating in the house, losing their "friendly puppy attitude"...
If there's any truth to this, then why do dogs "grow up" out of their problematic behaviours, while wolves theoretically don't? (I don't necessarily agree with any of this, but it's an interesting theory...has anyone else heard of it?)

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