How many new people should a puppy meet daily?
Jordy Hamill
2025-08-10 13:08:43
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Your dog for the most part doesn’t NEED to meet as many new dogs as you may think they do. Quite often, a lot of them don’t actually want to either. Your dog needs interaction with their own kind, sure, but this need is far smaller and easier to fulfil than most of us think. They RARELY if ever, seek contact with those outside of their group. Your dog is very happy and in fact prefers contact with dogs they know and trust. Your dog needs a small group of dogs that they see on a regular basis. They need to trust these dogs but also like spending time with them. If we walk past 20 dogs on our morning walk, sometimes we might stop and say hello to one, but often not at all. If you choose to not say hello to every dog you encounter, your dog WILL be fine, and will in time develop more natural social skills and associations with dogs on account for their more natural experience with them.
Andrew Boyer
2025-08-10 10:26:26
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