Socialization Prepares Your Puppy for the World Outside the Home By Jeff Nenadic At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

One of the most critical aspects in a puppy’s early life is the socialization process, primarily because it prepares them to blend in with the outside world as well as the inside. It teaches them that the world is an enjoyable environment to explore and enables them to have a better sense of well-being in the process. Socialization needs to be consistent as well as continual while you are introducing them to everything new in life - specifically sights, smells, and sounds.

Socialization not only involves their mental development but it instructs them how to interact with dogs, other pets, people, and moving objects (i.e. vehicles).Â Unfortunately, there are too many occasions where a new puppy owner foregoes this socialization process, keeping them penned up in the house (or worse yet a basement).Â They mistakenly think that taking them out for a daily walk will suffice as the only socializing exercise needed. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

While the dog his home, he should at least be allowed to roam and run around in their backyards for the sake of exercise if nothing else. Not providing the dog with the proper process makes them socially awkward and the proof of this is the inability to interact with other animals, dogs, and humans when they are out in public. For this reason alone, taking the puppy to obedience training as early as is feasible is recommended.

Obedience training is not only ideal for teaching the animal proper behavior when out in public, it is a great way to introduce them to those sights, smells, and sounds mentioned above. Additionally, it helps the dog to adjust to the world around them, especially where interacting with numerous situations is concerned so that they can explore them without fear. The dog develops better mental health therefore creating a positive effect on his physical well-being also.

Socialization needs to begin the moment the puppy comes into the world, and that starts with the breeders themselves. One of the first steps is the use of a variety of different bedding materials so as to introduce them to different surfaces and textures. You also want to expose them to the following objects as well:

• balls
• bubble wraps
• other fun items
• plastic bags
• squeaky toys

Finally, from the moment that puppy first opens its eyes, you should start getting them used to the following objects and situations:

• minimal amounts of vehicular traffic
• odd objects such as fire hydrants and plastic shopping bags
• people of all age groups
• people wearing coats, hats, hoods, and loud clothing
• people who employ the use of canes, walkers, and wheelchairs
• playgrounds where children are at play
• quick trips to the veterinarian
• riding in your vehicle inside a pet carrier
• smaller animals such as birds, cats, and squirrels (no chasing allowed)
• smaller crowds of people
• sounds made by appliances in the kitchen
• walking up and down sets of steps or a staircase

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