This week’s question is about whether doing Puppy Culture or any other early socialization program can guarantee good outcomes for puppies. “…I was talking to a breeder about Puppy Culture and I told her that if she would just adopt the program, she would eliminate any temperament issues with her puppies.  Am I right about this?  Isn’t Puppy Culture a guarantee that puppies will have good outcomes?” In this episode I tackle: Re-thinking the line between nature and nurture The partnership between breeders and puppy owners for raising a good dog The evolutionary reasons why breeding “good” dogs is so difficult Visit our website madcapradio.com for further reading.