Socialization of a new puppy is actually one of the most prime stages of the dog education to make him a normal well behaving pet. It should start at very early age of pup otherwise it may lead to some unwanted results when they grow up. E.g. if you keep your puppy confined to a room all the time and never let it expose to the outer open atmosphere and if this persists for days after days and weeks after weeks then when eventually when you take him out for a stroll it will act adversely. This is just due to the non socialization of pup at the correct point. It will lead to the improper behavior of dog and as its not used to mix with people it will bark at any new person it comes across or may even attack the person if it gets chance.
* Invite friendly, healthy, vaccinated dogs, puppies and even cats to your home to meet and play with your new puppy. Take your puppy to the homes of these pets, preferably with dog-friendly cats.
* Introduce your puppy to umbrellas, bags, boxes, the vacuum cleaner, etc. Encourage your puppy to explore and investigate his environment.
* Get your puppy accustomed to seeing different and unfamiliar objects by creating your own. Set a chair upside down. Lay the trash can (empty) on its side, set up the ironing board right-side up one day and upside down the next day.
* Introduce your puppy to new and various sounds. Loud sounds should be introduced from a distance and gradually brought closer.
* Accustom your puppy to being brushed, bathed, inspected, having its nails clipped, teeth and ears cleaned and all the routines of grooming and physical examination.
* Introduce your puppy to stairs, his own collar and leash. Introduce anything and everything you want your puppy to be comfortable with and around.
On the other hand if the pup is well socialized while its early days, it will be playful with the fellow pets and the people that visit your home, it wont harm the friendly people and wont chase the familiar cars. It will get used to the usual sounds around it like of horn of the car, door bell and wont react offensively to it.
The best way to get your pup socialized it so call up the professions to train him. Seek hel of experts who will train pets together in bunches in open places. This will help your pup get used to other pets and to treat them in a friendly manner. It will gradually learn and accept the atmosphere around it and will get used to it and will behave mannerfully with neighbouring pets and the visitors to our home. The lack of this training may evantually end up in your dog snarling and barking around the neighbours and their pets. This is cause it thinks all these new things as scary and a probable threat so it reacts to it. The nervous and poor socialized pup will bark at everything and averyone that is new to his sense as it is unknown to the world 0ut of his room.
The puppy grasps all the knowledge and manners in its first 10 months, so these months are very important in terms of its training. This time proves decisive for the rest of dogs life and behaviour. So make sure you train your dog the best way you can and it will behave just properly as you want him to rest of his life. It is also important that you properly know what puppy socialization includes. Basically it means introducing your pup to everything and anything e.g. sights, smells, sounds, textures, tastes such things that you want him to get used with. For instance it need to recognize people around your home, their pets, baby cry, the cars, motor-bikes, the kids playing ball near your place and so on. What is should get used with is the backfire of car or even bounce of the basketball off the turf. The next important thing you should teach the pup is to walk on carpet, your floor, grass, gravels, mud, slippery floor. The most important thing your pet should learn is to greet visitors manner fully to your home, meeting people and acknowledging people of all kinds including children, handicapped and disabled ones.
Socialization Do's
Make sure that each of the following events are pleasant and non-threatening. If your puppy's first experience with something is painful and frightening, you will be defeating your purpose. In fact, you will be creating a phobia that will often last a lifetime. It's better to go too slow and assure your puppy is not frightened or injured than to rush and force your pup to meet new things and people.
* Invite friends over to meet your pup. Include men, women, youngsters, oldsters, different ethnic backgrounds, etc.
Make sure that each of the following events are pleasant and non-threatening. If your puppy's first experience with something is painful and frightening, you will be defeating your purpose. In fact, you will be creating a phobia that will often last a lifetime. It's better to go too slow and assure your puppy is not frightened or injured than to rush and force your pup to meet new things and people.
* Invite friends over to meet your pup. Include men, women, youngsters, oldsters, different ethnic backgrounds, etc.
* Invite friendly, healthy, vaccinated dogs, puppies and even cats to your home to meet and play with your new puppy. Take your puppy to the homes of these pets, preferably with dog-friendly cats.
* Carry your pup to shopping centers, parks, school playgrounds, etc; places where there are crowds of people and plenty of activity.
* Take your puppy for short, frequent rides in the cars Stop the car and let your puppy watch the world go by through the window.
* Take your puppy for short, frequent rides in the cars Stop the car and let your puppy watch the world go by through the window.
* Introduce your puppy to umbrellas, bags, boxes, the vacuum cleaner, etc. Encourage your puppy to explore and investigate his environment.
* Get your puppy accustomed to seeing different and unfamiliar objects by creating your own. Set a chair upside down. Lay the trash can (empty) on its side, set up the ironing board right-side up one day and upside down the next day.
* Introduce your puppy to new and various sounds. Loud sounds should be introduced from a distance and gradually brought closer.
* Accustom your puppy to being brushed, bathed, inspected, having its nails clipped, teeth and ears cleaned and all the routines of grooming and physical examination.
* Introduce your puppy to stairs, his own collar and leash. Introduce anything and everything you want your puppy to be comfortable with and around.
Socialization Don'ts
* Do not put your puppy on the ground where unknown animals have access. This is where your puppy can pick up diseases. Wait until your puppy's shots are completed. Do not let your pup socialize with dogs that appear sick or dogs that you don't know, that may not be vaccinated.
* Do not reward fearful behavior. In a well meaning attempt to sooth, encourage or calm the puppy when it appears frightened, we often unintentionally reward the behavior. It's normal for the puppy to show some signs of apprehension when confronting anything new and different.
* Do not allow the experience to be harmful, painful or excessively frightening. This can cause lifetime phobias in your dog.
* Do not force or rush your puppy. Let your puppy take things at his own pace. Your job is to provide the opportunity.
* Do not do too much at one time. Young puppies need a lot of sleep and tire quickly. It is much more productive to have frequent and very brief exposures than occasional prolonged exposures.
* DO NOT WAIT!! Every day that goes by is an opportunity of a lifetime that is lost forever. You can never get these days back. If socialization does not happen now, it never will.
* Do not put your puppy on the ground where unknown animals have access. This is where your puppy can pick up diseases. Wait until your puppy's shots are completed. Do not let your pup socialize with dogs that appear sick or dogs that you don't know, that may not be vaccinated.
* Do not reward fearful behavior. In a well meaning attempt to sooth, encourage or calm the puppy when it appears frightened, we often unintentionally reward the behavior. It's normal for the puppy to show some signs of apprehension when confronting anything new and different.
* Do not allow the experience to be harmful, painful or excessively frightening. This can cause lifetime phobias in your dog.
* Do not force or rush your puppy. Let your puppy take things at his own pace. Your job is to provide the opportunity.
* Do not do too much at one time. Young puppies need a lot of sleep and tire quickly. It is much more productive to have frequent and very brief exposures than occasional prolonged exposures.
* DO NOT WAIT!! Every day that goes by is an opportunity of a lifetime that is lost forever. You can never get these days back. If socialization does not happen now, it never will.