From the earliest weeks of life, when an infant is taught to control hunger in order to meet the sleeping needs of parents and to fit into a social pattern in which people do not eat during the night; through babyhood, where etiquette skills include learning conventional greetings such as morning kisses and waving bye - bye; to toddler training in such concepts as sharing toys with a guest, refraining from hitting, and expressing gratitude for presents, manners are used to establish a basis for other virt
From the earliest weeks of life, when an infant is taught to control hunger in order to meet the sleeping needs of parents and to fit into a social pattern in which people do not eat during the night; through
babyhood, where etiquette skills include
learning conventional greetings such as morning kisses and waving bye - bye; to toddler training in such concepts as sharing toys with a guest, refraining
from hitting, and expressing gratitude for presents, manners are used to establish a basis for other virt
from hitting, and expressing gratitude for presents, manners are used to establish a basis for other virtues.
Some older animals may need extra time to adjust and
learn to trust (especially if they were mistreated in their prior homes), but the fact remains that most adult cats and dogs can bond with their new families as deeply as puppies or kittens raised
from babyhood.