My life's work is to instill in puppy owners the importance of exposure to all sorts of people (to at least 100 individuals) before twelve weeks of age, when
the socialization period ends.
Not exact matches
However,
socialization must occur during puppyhood — during the critical
period of
socialization, which
ends when puppies are 12 — 13 weeks old.
Socialization Period starts week 7 and
ends between 12 - 16 weeks.
Though a dog's sensitive
period of
socialization typically
ends around 4 - 5 months old, we recommend continuing to socialize your dog for at least the first year of their life.
However, this change often coincides with the
end of the sensitive
period of
socialization.
To top that off did you know that the average
socialization period for puppies
ends around 14 - 16 weeks of age?
Puppies have a
socialization period that
ends at about 16 weeks.
Like the puppy
socialization period that
ends at 12 weeks, this window closes for children around seven years old, after which language acquisition becomes far more difficult.
With clearance from their veterinarian, the pup finally attended one social, now five weeks past the
end of the second
socialization period, and it did not go well.