Getting your or your client's puppy out for socialziation during the critical
early socialization periods is very important, but it can be challenging to do it without putting the puppy in health compromising situations.
The experiences of the young puppy during
the early socialization period will have the most dramatic effect on ultimate adult behavior.
Not exact matches
Early in the
socialization period, the puppy's behavior is related to care seeking activities, including a search for food, warmth, and comfort.
At the
early open
period for
socialization they may be timid around strangers or loud noises.
The prime
socialization period for cats occurs between two and twelve weeks of age, which is at an
earlier age than the dog.
Earlier this year, the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians issued new recommendations in the 2016 Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention advising reducing quarantine
periods to four months due to evidence animals in isolation for an extended
period of six months can become stressed and depressed, even with regular human
socialization.
Genetics,
early socialization or the lack of exposure during the critical
period of social development, and traumatic experiences, shape how your dog interacts with other dogs.
Socialization is vital for
early ages as they go through what we call «critical
periods».