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Throughout momos life,  she never really had a partner or male dog with her ever. She would never let another dog get close to her. She always enjoyed being by herself. She preferred her own company most of the time. In my opinion, I think my dog is really strange and she's nothing like all the other dogs. I see my dog like an antisocial dog. 

Before I even started observing my dog for this english assignment, i'd never really pay attention or even acknowledge my dog. But I always remember that she would always be carrying this little valentine teddy bear around. Always. Everywhere she would be, there would always be this teddy bear in her site. She doesn't let anyone get close to it. She protects this teddy bear as if it were one of her own. My dog never had offspring.

my dog protecting her teddy bear.

 As one can see from the picture above, my dog was really overprotective of her teddy bear. Just by looking in her eyes you can see how serious and angry she can get if anyone tries to get close. I was just simply taking a picture of her and you can see how much she defensive she was about her teddy bear. At first, I thought she just wanted this teddy bear as a chew toy or something but at this point, I'm starting to think that all this loneliness is getting to her and she wants this little teddy bear as a source of company in a way. 

In research that I made,  Ian Dunbar is a veterinarian and animal behaviorist, founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, and the author and star of numerous books and videos on dog behavior and training, and he said that, "Object-guarding, a common problem with family dogs, will develop throughout puppyhood if owners allow it to. Owners may fail to notice their adolescent dog becoming increasingly possessive and protective. Some may actually encourage their puppy's protective displays, thinking they are cute. It is natural for dogs to protect their possessions. In the wild, a wolf would hardly pop next door to borrow a cup of bones. Domestic dogs quickly learn that once something is gone, it is gone. So it is not surprising to find dogs trying to keep their possessions away from people."