socialization of pups

[Romance]

finely got some of these pictures loaded up.

[RedyreRotties]

That is my plan as well. They will be 6 weeks tomorrow. I did the puppy Parvo/Distemper shots last Tuesday on their 5 week birthday.

I used the ProGard vaccine made by InterVet that has a very high success rate with over riding material antibodies and getting an immune response to Parvo in Rottweilers.

So this week I feel a little safer in taking them out to areas where there is not a lot of dog traffic. They will get a second vaccine on October 2 at 8 weeks, and then 5 of them go home the following Saturday, followed by another who is flying out cross country first of the next week.

I lost my last litter to Parvo at 9 weeks, so I have been very very careful.

[gardengirl]

That's a fantastic list of socialization activities! Here are a few more that I do in addition to yours:

People who are:
walking
running
bending
hopping
crawling
swimming
bathing
carrying things


People who are riding:
bicycles
skateboards
wagons

Surfaces:
grass
concrete
gravel
asphalt
slippery floor
stairs
sand or dirt
rocks
snow
puddles

Sounds:
doorbell
TV
radio
pots and pans
vacuum
stereo
clapping
dropping things
whistle
sirens
singing
car honking
balloons popping
noisemakers (party)
popcorn popping
electric saw
blend