Sentences with phrase «lack of socialization during»

Environment can also include lack of socialization during puppyhood (or improper socialization), or environments that aren't suited for your particular dog (perhaps your dog is great at the dog park for 30 minutes but struggles when at day care for 8 hours).

Not exact matches

What science tells us is that for any given adult dog, his overall fearfulness or confidence is the result of a complex interplay between nature (the genetic foundation he was born with) and nurture (socialization or lack there - of, as well as any significant good or bad experiences he may have had during puppyhood and adolescence).

Lack of proper socialization during a puppy's critical periods of development (8 - 16 weeks) can be very detrimental.

Moreover, regardless of breed or breeding, a dog's temperament — vis a vis his feelings towards people and other dogs — is largely the result of socialization (or lack of socialization) during puppyhood — the most important time in a dog's life.

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.

In other cases, the dog has developed fears because of a lack of socialization, especially during the first 16 weeks of life.