To keep a socialized puppy socialized, he needs to
meet unfamiliar dogs every day.
Praise your dog and offer a piece of kibble every time
he meets an unfamiliar dog or person.
Not exact matches
Had someone
unfamiliar with
dogs witnessed the
meeting, they might have concluded, as Charles Darwin once did, that different
dogs descended from different species.
Set up precautionary measures when he is alone in the house, when he first
meets new children, when around
unfamiliar dogs and get him outside more often to help him to adjust to a new toileting schedule.
Basket muzzles can be a great tool when a
dog is in an
unfamiliar or uncomfortable situation such as being poked and prodded at the vet, playing with a new group of
dogs, or
meeting a child or cat for the first time.
When they
meet children for the first time as adult
dogs, the
unfamiliar size, smells, noises, and movements of children can be extremely frightening to a
dog.
If he
meets and greets an
unfamiliar dog on a walk and behaves well, you should lavish praise on him and maybe even offer him a small treat.
Dogs who have only
met the pets in their own families, but never
met unfamiliar animals outside their own circle of friends.
However, your adolescent
dog must continue
meeting unfamiliar people regularly, otherwise he will progressively de-socialize.
Socialization means training your
dog to
meet and get along with
unfamiliar dogs and people.
Remember, your
dog will only remain sociable if he continues
meeting and greeting
unfamiliar people and
unfamiliar dogs every day.
Unless regularly given the opportunity to explore new surroundings and
meet unfamiliar people and
dogs, as
dogs grow older, they become less accepting of their environment.
In order to become and remain fully socialized, puppies, adolescents and adult
dogs must continue to
meet and play with
unfamiliar dogs of different ages.
The only way to accomplish this is for your
dog to continue
meeting unfamiliar people and
dogs daily.
As they get older,
dogs have fewer opportunities to
meet unfamiliar people and
dogs.
Always praise your puppy for
meeting, greeting, and playing with
unfamiliar dogs.
Have the first
meeting be in a place that is
unfamiliar to both
dogs, such as a park or a friend's backyard.
(Socialized does not mean let your puppy
meet lots of
unfamiliar dogs on walks.