Why Are My Liter Mates So Different?

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Saw this article on The Bark Magazine website and found it really interesting.  My girls were so different and I have always wondered why. 

http://thebark.com/content/fear-dogs

[Bonnie and Kona]

Very interesting article, Sheri. Thanks for posting. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I read that this morning. I found it very interesting, especially the part about the hormones of the males in the litter affecting the females in utero. 

[Joy Williams]

I agree, Karen.  I would be willing to bet that Maddie was nestled between males, and Morgan was off to the side somewhere. I have often thought that Maddie should have been a boy!

[Joy Williams]

This was very interesting! I also have wondered about the difference in our two girls, and even sometimes think that they must have come from different litters. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Heather]

Wow, Great Article!!!

[Gail and Bailey]

Interesting!  Thanks for sharing!

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

It was the "fear" part of the article that got me reading it.  I've spent 5 years trying to figure out how when L&S where together forever, that Lucy became shy/fearful all of a sudden.  I remember the specific moment that it happened.  It never occurred to me that it could have happened prior to birth!  Our girls were in a liter of I think 13 and their were 3 females of which we of course have two.  We still wonder about that other little girl all the time. 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Thanks for posting this, Sherri.  I am such a believer in the genetic influence on behavior and how environment modifies it.