My puppies Mama Beetz and Massimo will be 15 weeks old tomorrow. They are growing and learning everyday, slowly but surely, as they should. I do believe in and practice kind and considerate socialization two to three times per week. We sample new areas in town from hardware stores to ponds to the University. Some…
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Puppy Socialization – it shouldn’t be an after thought, it should be a priority
I am IN THE FIELD so to speak, the field of puppies! Since 2003 I have specialized in puppy and adolescent development. I realized that if owners received the right information with their new puppy, and that they were compliant to good management, kind and considerate socialization, and regular classes, they NEVER have a problem…
puppy school of hard knocks
It isn’t that uncommon to hear people, especially at dog parks, express the feelings and/or sentiments of ‘letting older dogs’ put their puppy in it’s place. Usually it’s the high energy, performance, working line puppies that are often the brunt of this philosophy. Maybe, just maybe, if another dog really scares them enough, they will…
Nancy Tanner 