Dogs are often praised for being protective and kind. It’s common to see mother dogs be selfless in caring for their puppies. However, one French bulldog named Hepburn is not like this. Her owner thinks that she has forgotten about her maternal instincts.
Hepburn is a very energetic French bulldog who loves playing with toys and going on long walks. For the most part, she hasn’t given her owner many problems. However, she has specific behaviors that are concerning.
Whenever Hepburn is eating and her puppies get near her, she lashes out at them. The owner often had to intervene before any puppy got seriously hurt. The same behavior is displayed when Hepburn is playing with her favorite toy.
Hepburn’s hostility and selfishness towards her puppies aren’t normal. So the owner asked for the help of an animal behaviorist to come up with a solution. Fortunately, a famous animal behaviorist named Lee Chan Jong knew how to handle this case.
The expert tried to see if Hepburn had truly forgotten her maternal instinct. He created a scenario where he pretended to attack one of the puppies. No harm was brought to any of the puppies during this experiment.
Hepburn’s response surprised everyone in the room. She quickly stopped what she was doing and tried to attack the person, seemingly harming her puppy. It was a good sign showing that Hepburn still had maternal instincts.
If Hepburn is still protective of her puppies, why is she mean to them? The expert came up with a sound explanation for this phenomenon. Lee Chan Jong told the owner that Hepburn was teaching the puppies an important lesson.
If the puppies approached another dog they didn’t know, they might get attacked. This is the lesson that Hepburn was teaching her puppies. She was making them cautious through her actions.
It turns out that Hepburn is doing her best to be a role model for her puppies. The behavior that seemed problematic at first was actually beneficial. In the end, all the owner had to do was support Hepburn until the day the puppies got adopted.
Source: SBS TV Animals via YouTube.