socialization - Page 2

cindygfromb. I can understand what you're doing.  Mine are pretty ignorant anyway... not as bad as the bitches I've had... but pretty rude, it's a quick sniff and that's it, unless it's a kid, Josh loves kids!

"and what is one of the strangers who are petting the dog is not so nice" then I will knock his ass out :) you will mess with my dog man you in for big trouble, plus you choose who you let to pet your dog and who can't so if you don't feel comfortable about the person don't do it :) we didn't say let everyone pet your dog, please do discreminate :)

Plus if you keep just walking never making eye contact with the person he is most likely not to try to pet your dog and if he will just tell him to go his own way :)

please remember that over socialization will not mess up your dog you can always go the other way, but if you do not enough you might never correct it. :)

Whenever I have a puppy or a dog out with me in public and of course they're on leash...People are always respectful of them...if I don't think someone is appropriate to pet my puppy...then I have no problem in asking them NOT to pet my puppy...but you have to think about this for a minute...We only have a short period of time to socialize our puppies as a puppy...then they begin to grow up and mature into adults...Our puppies/dogs need as much socialization as possible before they grow up...You are the grown up and must control all situations with your puppy...So I always let people pet my puppy as long as I think they are appropriate to do so...If little children come up and want to interact with them then I will usually pick the puppy up and hold it while the kids pet him...

If a small puppy is allowed to mature into an adult without the proper socialization and interaction...we could be asking for trouble...and there's NO going back and re-doing their puppy-hood...Sometimes it's just too late to socialize them properly at this time...And that time is lost...So I would suggest to everyone that has puppies...Socialize...Socialize...Socialize...but Protect them too....ONLY let people that you see as good for the puppy...interact with them...If someone comes up and wants to pet the puppy and they're just not appropriate...then say so and move on...It's your puppy and you must protect them...but at the same time you must let them see the world for what it is...All the good and bad...but do everything in degreess...

~Bob~

Okay I think we are all in agreement that  socialization it the key............ I understand the whole petting thing too, I would like to know where you all go to socialize your dogs/puppies?

 I am looking for ideas of places that you have been allowed to go to ? and that you feel would be a good place to socialize.

I am planning on socializing the dog with people, noises, animals, situations, places and anything I can think of

Thnak you

when socializing your puppy every one should pet it and interact iwith it little bit.it is extremely important.when your puppy is an adult no one should pet it.i am only talking about working line shepherds here.also i want to know what is your reason for not letting people touch your puppy.have a nice one.

i do a demo of puppy obedience at our local primary school its great fun!!!!

Socializing should start early,  friend's and family should go first.  

It should be under your supervision and control.   Stranger doesn't mean stranger to you, only new to the dog.

Later when the dog is older and your in public, you initiate the contact.   I ask, are you afraid of dog's?  would you like to meet my dog.  Then come's the petting.   People will walk up and that's when you do or do not give the ok. 

Aloof and alert to stranger's is taught later when the time come's.  And even then you have to go back to the friendlies.

Eventually my dog gets to meet real bad guy's.  It's interesting to see the dog thinking it thru.  They know.

After that, every encounter is a sampling for the dog to work out who's who.

Public place's are great for training your dog to get past distraction's but should be separate from a social outing.

Cast your character's well and keep everything as real as you can.

Trust that the dog is a better judge of character than you.   If you don't want someone just walking up and reaching out to your dog it's up to you to look them in the eye and say no.      You have to keep work and play separate.

It take's some imagination to find a real bad guy.

Good luck.

A small park is a good place to start,  a place where no one is in a hurry.

Two Moons

thank you