Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your losses and hope you find a friend for Wilder when you're ready. Hope your son in laws treatment goes well too
Yes, welcome to the forum. I saw your BRAT form and can assure you we have quite a few dogs in foster care right now. Hopefully you will find a buddy for Wilder soon.
Most people incorrectly use the terms dominant and dominance with regard to dogs. Here is a good blog post by Dr. Sophia Yin on the topic.
http://drsophiayin.com/blog/entry/dominance_in_dogs_is_not_a_personality_trait
Welcome Apollo and family!! If you want you can start a threat for yourself by clicking on 'new threat' in the "Member introduction" section.
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