I had a girl this year who is 4 . She lost her mother in a c-section/spay. Her mom was the Alpha in the kennel. They were inseparable and she was very misplaced and sad when we lost our girl.She was well respected amongst the other girls in the kennel because of her Mom. She has since had several altercations with the other girls in the kennel. All is well now, but I believe she had to re-establish her place in the pack with the other dogs.