I have been asked to make a post about how i've been socializing my litter (will post pictures once i have time to down load them onto my comp.)
Monday night i took all 9 to my husbands baseball game. I braced them in groups of 3. we were mobbed by children and adults alike. pups loved the attention and after fell asleep under the picnic table i was sitting on until the game was over.
Tonight we have another game we are attending.
The importance of this is to expose the pups to as much new noise and all kinds of people as possible in 2 hours. the pups learn not to worry on loud noise and that most people are fun to be with.
Saturday i'm having a children's party to get the pups very used to children. Because i don't have any little ones of my own i have bribed the neighborhood kids with cake and pop, to come play with the litter.
It's important for young dogs of any breed to be well socialized, both while in the breeder's care and after they are in their new homes.
I tend to follow this list for socialization of pups
Socialization Check List
Types of People
Male & Female
Tall
Short
Bald
Long hair
With facial hair
Without facial hair
With high-heel shoes
In loose jogging cloths
Wearing hats
Wearing a poncho
Wearing a trench coat
In business attire
Police officers
Fire fighters
Loud people
Quiet people
Timid and nervous around dogs people
Black people
White people
Latin people
Chinese people
Any other ethnic background that the dog is likely to ever have to come in contact with
Veterinarian (preferably not when getting a shot)
Child under 1
Male Child between 1 and 2
Female Child between 1 and 2
Male Child between 2 and 4
Female Child between 2 and 4
Male Child between 4 and 6
Female Child between 4 and 6
Male Child between 6 and 10
Female Child between 6 and 10
Male Child between 10 and 14
Female Child between 10 and 14
Male Child between 14 and 18
Female Child between 14 and 18
Elderly male
Elderly female
People laughing and being social
Pregnant Women
People in Wheelchairs / on Crutches
Places to meet people:
*Parks
*Pet Stores
*Take puppy to work if you can
*Community Fairs
*Outdoor Concerts
*Community Parks
*Block Parties
*Garage sales
*Outdoor high school sporting events
*Periphery of playgrounds
*Near elementary school
*Parking lots of places kids go (zoo,daycares)
*Halloween trick or treaters!
*Invite your kids friends or neighbor kids over
*Child takes puppy to “show and tell” at school
*Take puppy to child’s friends birthday parties
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