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So what kind of tips do you guys have for socializing a new puppy. I'm trying to learn everything I can before getting the Mambo z Pohranicni Straze male puppy that is due to be born in January.   How often would you take him places? New places? to see new people? When do you stop letting him meet new people?  What kind of places would you take him at first, less crowded? then more crowded and distracting areas later on? or what? I've thought about almost arranging places to take him to meet people I know, and they could help socialize him without risk of bullying by children who would just run up at him mauling him to pet him.. those would be .places like petsmart or petco where I know kids run up petting dogs and sometimes scaring them.  Oh well,  so what would your guys advice be on doing all of this?

What do you plan to do with him? Will he be a family companion? A schutzhund prospect?

Schutzhund prospect.  He won't really be around any of my family, I plan to do Schutzhund with him, and possibly personal protection later on after that also.

I know that I would be super careful about what dogs you actually let him mingle with.  If he is attacked or bitten or has a bad experience at a early age he may always be affected by it, and may never gain total confidence with strange dogs.  I think it's a must that he be socialized whether he be a family pet, show dog or schutzhund dog...you just have to be very very careful.   Knowing the other dog owner or dog yourself is the least risky. So many people say their dog is friendly and won't hurt a puppy...but half the time they don't know their dog or what their talking about.

Good luck with him and keep us posted!

Lynn

www.spruceviewfarms.com

Regardless of what you do with or plan to do in the future with your dog, getting him out in public is the best thing you can do for him. I wouldn't let him socialize with oher dogs, just people. Try to have him remain neutral if you do end up around other dogs and shoot for neutral with humans as well but if he is friendly or doesn't seem interested in people either, that is OK. Each dogs has their own way. If you find the dog leaning towards aggressive with people or dogs then you have something to work on. On the other end, if he is shy you can work on that as well.

I try to be very careful as to where I take my young pups until they're have their full round of shots, I know alot of people who atart taking their pups out in public at 9-10 weeks old, and some have come down with parvo, distemper, etc.  You don't know what's been around the area before you came along!  So just be careful.

If you want the Pup for ScHH later on then just do not whist it is young take it anywhere until it responds to you and looks to you for support

Plus you never ever let it mix with any other dog until it has had its full vaccinations , then at least a week or two after, then take it with you to the ScHh club and let it socialise with the sounds and smells of the dogs there, and of course the people

who will be very responible people at that

Take it into the club house etc,

But first and foremost let it bond with you  fully before doing anything

This is how i will do it  later this month when Pup Heidi joins me at our house

Steve

I ignore most of the above, you cannot oversocialise a dog and the window closes at around 16 weeks so my pups are on the ground from day 1 (7 weeks) and I deliberately do not vaccinate until two weeks later (I will never inoculate whilst pup is stressed and moving home is stressful)

The best tips for socialising dogs are IMHO here, my GSD followed this and more and he is rock solid, bombproof and managed a SchH3............

More dogs are euthanised due to behaviour problems than all other health issues put together; nothing in life is risk free but I make sure from my vet there is no horrible virus doing the rounds in the local vicinities.

http://deesdogs.com/documents/thepuppysruleoftwelve.pdf

Nothing

Langhaar

Anyone having a new Pup will not have the same opertunities as a person who breeds the Pups, like myself i get it at around 8 weeks old

Only a stupid person will let an 8 week old pup be soclialised with other dogs at that age before it has had its vaccinations

and it is not fair to the other dogs

57 years of Dogs tells me i am doing sonething right in the above methods

Never any problems at all, Those who do not vaccinate there Pup at the correct times are not responible owners and that is for sure

GSD guy08

If you really want your Pup to bond with you, then feed it entirely by hand for the first two weeks you bring it home, and for a couple of times a week afterwards until it is four months old

And when i say feed by the hand i mean every bit of food it eats,

That Dog will be for sure your Pal from that time on, and you will not create a closer bond with the Dog no matter what else you do or try

Steve