[Scott from the Left Coast]

The Dals are Very pack-oriented. I hadn't thought of them as wolf-like but that might be because I have no experience with wolves! But the traits Wneighbor describes are quite accurate to my experience with Dals as well.

[Wneighbor]

The second dal that I had was a little over a year old when I got her. She had been left alone a lot because of work schedules and consequently had done a lot of damage in the house. When I got her I told Myranda not to expect much out of me for at least a week because I was going to bond with this dog and teach her to behave. I came home everyday and spent hours just with her. Well, Myranda did too. We just lavished love and attention on her. Within 3 days she was obeying and fitting in. We did have to show her a lot of attention daily. And we had to run her daily. But, it was so well worth it. She was just tops!

[Fedora]

The Dals are Very pack-oriented. I hadn't thought of them as wolf-like but that might be because I have no experience with wolves! But the traits Wneighbor describes are quite accurate to my experience with Dals as well.

I've never been around Dals but I've heard they have a reputation for being difficult to deal with sometimes. I wonder if the bonding thing described is the explanation for that?--like maybe people who have a hard time handling them haven't bonded in the way the Dals relate to.