When you bring a puppy home, that puppy is looking for a replacement for what the mother represented, the Alpha figure. If you adopt an older Dog it goes through a hierarchy reorginization, in both instances, the sooner you emerge as the gentle but firm Pack Leader, the quicker the Dog will bond and feel secure.
Lena Early — I have been very happy with the professionalism and obvious experience that I have seen here with my English cocker spaniel