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At birth, a dog does not know that he is a dog. Identity construction, i.e., the way in which a dog defines and recognizes himself, develops in the initial weeks of his life, when he is in constant contact with his mother and littermates. If a young puppy is abandoned by his mother and is adopted by a cat, he will consider himself a cat; the same is applicable if he is adopted by humans. Therefore, some dogs prefer humans and refuse any contact with other dogs.