When Mack was born, his brown spot upon his nose was very distinct. So much, I instantly called him "Bozo" as in Bozo, the Clown.
As Mack grew, he certainly didn't resemble any clown. Every single day as I held each pup cuffed in the palm of my hand, high above my head I soon observed his response was different than any other I've ever experienced. He would "scream" louder than any pup I've known but didn't flail about in body motion, just freaked intensely through verbalization only. Of course this concerned his mother Maggie a great deal and also gave me plenty of "question marks" as well. What's going on with this pup that's different than any other pup I've raised? Without coddling to his over-the-top sensitivity I would just put him back with his siblings as nothing out of the ordinary happened, until the next day. As I handle each pup everyday, I naturally put them all through the different positions and Mack was given no special treatment. In fact, I tested his sensitivity far more than the rest simply because he seemed more reactive but only through his vocalizations giving me more reason to evaluate. It took a little longer than expected but he eventually did subside and became very compliant with whatever position I put him in.
By the time the pups turned 4 weeks of age, naturally they were walking around very well. I was sitting with them and a few of them got on the opposite side of the fence as me. I called them and they didn't remember how they got there so whined for me to come rescue them. The more I tried to coax them, the more they got confused. Mack was sitting on my lap the whole time and he got up, walked around the fence through the gate, went over to the pups, touched noses with them, turned around and walked back through the gate returning back to me. The "lost" pups followed his lead and soon they were all sitting on my lap. I've often seen my pups do this type of "helping" but not at this early of age. Usually it's at the 7 weeks period, maybe 6 at the earliest but never at 4 weeks!
Okay........so I thought this must be some sort of coincidental thing until one of the pups started chewing on my pants. I gave them the "aaaaanck" and they quit for the time being but shortly returned to the pleasure of chewing my pants. I again said "aaaanck" and no sooner I said it, Mack stood up, positioned himself over the top of the pups in a very dominant position, "telling" them to stop. ........."Mom said to stop!"
Mack took it upon himself to enforce my "rules". At only 4 weeks old, I don't see the pups show this distinct, pronounced and precise attitude until they are much older until Mack came along. He's the first one when called and is and always has been right next to me no matter what I was doing........so in tune not only with his people but with his entire universe.
Didn't take long for me to realize, this pup was a true keeper! He's totally like an old soul. He seems to know so much for being so young. He's a very mellow guy, easy going and yet for a young pup this guy will truck along and will not quit until all our chores/work are done. A very resilient pup and takes all in stride. He's built like a Mack Truck!
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