What are the goals of puppy socialization?
Savanna McGlynn
2025-08-07 17:46:38
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The goal is for the puppy to be able to drop it, not just in the context of a toy, but also with food, rocks, or anything else.
A two month goal is for the puppy to be able to politely greet humans on leash.
A six month goal is for the puppy to be able to retrieve stuff around the house, because this pup needs a job and it seems like the best one for a work-from-home situation.
Oscar Gerlach
2025-07-30 23:36:38
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Socialisation involves having pleasant social interactions with adults, children, vets, adult dogs and other animals, as well as careful exposure to different situations in the environment, like traffic, crowds, travelling in the car, vacuum cleaners and any sights and sounds your dog will have to cope with in life. They are learning what things are a part of their new life and their new family, what is safe and who is in their social group. Every single thing a puppy sees, hears, feels, smells and tastes, every meeting they have and every new thing they discover produces literally trillions of new brain connections in those first 16 weeks, and they will last for life.