Start socializing your puppy right away, because
the critical socialization window starts to close around 12 — 16 weeks.
If you're fortunate enough to have your dog during
the critical socialization window, you can certainly use this to your advantage
Puppies who are kept at home and don't meet a large variety of people of shapes, sizes, and ages of adults and children and only see the inside of their own house and yard, miss
the critical socialization window.
Up until three to four months of age your puppy's brain is very open and accepting of what he comes across — the so - called
critical socialization window.
Yet, coincidentally during this time, puppies need to be socialized as between 4 and 12 - 16 weeks of age
the critical socialization window is open.
If your pup is beyond
the critical socialization window, First Friend Canine Consulting can still help.
Not exact matches
Young puppies have a
critical window of
socialization during which they are open and eager to learn about the human world they live in.
And genetically fearful pups may always remain somewhat anxious and afraid of novel things despite good
socialization during this
critical window.
The first few months is a
critical window for
socialization as the neuro - networks in their brains are being developed which, simply put, means they're learning how to perceive and respond to the world around them.