It's funny I was going to respond to this, then I realized that the other ladies had already said what I would have said. I think that every dog should go to a dog obedience class the socialization is very important, and you have a trained, independant, objective observer watching you work with your dog. You almost can't go wrong in signing up for some sort of obedience class. (And in my opinion it is fun too to work with your puppy in a class of other puppies ).