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I hate to put a dampener on this but twice I've seen dogs ignore previous owners. One was Ben, a sheltie returned to his breeder, then sold to me 3 months later. When he saw his ex owner again, 2 months after I got him, he refused to ackowledge him. Now, I'm usually the last person to think animals think like us, but it really was like he was carrying a grudge. The weirdest thing is that he met the ex-owner again 5 months after that and acted totally overjoyed to see him. Very strange! The other was a part Kelpie we placed in a working home because she not only loved working, she loved kids as well and her new owner had 4. Didn't want to know us when she saw us again, and that's okay, she was happy. These are exceptions most likely, and if your dog acts that way then I'm sure getting him back to his old surroundings will help him remember.
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