When is a dog old enough?

[elshara]

Yes, and this proves beyond a shadow of a doubt animals have souls. It's up to each individual animal whom they will form a bond to, and that won't change much once the connection has been established. The only thing that could break a bond like that would be mistreatment, but like all animals, humans included, love tends to cement better bonds than anything out there. I do think adult bonds in dogs solidify more strongly than a childhood or puppy bond would. The more of a companion you are to your dog, the more bonded you will be as time goes on.




For all intents and purposes, being a zoophile is much like being a care giver more so than anything. But there's no limits to the type of care you can give, whereas in the traditional profession, you're looking after people too weak in the body and or mind to do so themselves. With animals, that restriction generally doesn't apply, and it is sad that some conservative humans tries to treat them that way. Animals will do what they will, and it takes a strong spirit to remain in control of ones actions regardless. I think we should think of animals as people who have their own things to enjoy, sometimes simple, and other times complex. But ultimately, we take care of each other and know when there's something that needs to be addressed within our capabilities as individuals to come together as a family.




Oh yes I'm definitely of the mind set that family is the most important thing in this world. not money, status, although they help to solidify the ability for wealth in our family to remain steadfast. People who forget or limit the importance of family, fail to truly feel needed which is where so much greed and conservative attitudes come into play questioning things which have remained more or less constant for a reason. All the world's problems could be solved if we valued family highest in life, including treating ourselves as important as a mate. For this reason, there's always a side to every story. One that animals like dogs take part in as our equal and companion. Humans bred dogs to be our best friend, yet we breed canines to be our closest friend. Here in lies the difference between a dog who grows up alone and only bonded to a mate to survive, and one who is happy and enjoys life to the fullest extent. If age changes is as much about a dogs environment as our own, then communicating our needs together helps the best bonds form cross species regardless of circumstance.