The Importance of Socialization In Dogs

Want to have a friendly dog ​​and is friendly around people and other dogs? You might think that it takes only find the right type of race and finished. In fact, how you raise your dog is very important in how he responds to people and other dogs, especially if you have your dog is still a puppy.

 

The development took place puppies in a short period, from the period are still very early age until the age of 3 or 4 months, when his experiences have a profound effect on his life. If he has a lot of positive meetings with other dogs, different types of people and new situations during its development, it will grow into a dog that much confidence, calm and friendly. The coaches call it a process of socialization.

Puppies that are not socialized can grow into a dog who is afraid of other dogs, people and even against anyone and anything outside of their routines. This fear can be a trigger aggression. A study of Vetertinary Cummings School of Medicine found that pups that are socialized to have 580 times the possibility of ending the aggression problem.

 

Despite an early age is prime time / most important time for socialization, but not only at that age. Even dogs that have a life of good socialization at an early age may be less friendly when he isolated during adult life. And if you do not get a dog mature enough socialization as they grow, you can still improve social skills though an adult dog's personality is fixed from the puppy. In the adult dog, you must practice it slowly and always be vigilant, if you see any signs of aggression or extreme fear, you should immediately seek help of professional trainers.

How to shape the character of a friendly dog​​?
 

- Do not keep the puppy from the mother and her siblings before the age of 8 weeks (2 months). Interaction with the parent and siblings teach many things to the puppy how to get along with other dogs. If you keep a puppy from her family too early, then you will create permanent damage to the social skills.
 

- Give your dog plenty of positive experiences with other dogs. Obedience classes, play fun in the park, and playing with your friend's dog (the dog character well of course) will help your dog learn how to get along with other dogs. For puppies, play with other puppies will provide other important benefits, that teach them not to bite humans (as when playing with other dogs they will learn that biting other dogs will stop their play activities and will only result in an unpleasant atmosphere ).

 

- Give a lot of fun experiences with different kinds of people. Children are big / small, child-like screaming and running jumps, tall man shoes boots, ladies hats and men of all shapes, colors and sizes. If your dog is accustomed to meet all kinds of people, especially from an early age, then chances are less likely to be afraid or aggressive.

Experts recommend to take your puppy into activities such doglover got together to introduce your puppy to many different people when he was learning how to behave around humans. You can also try to make your dog make friends with neighbors or people you know around the house.

- Let your dog live in the house. Dogs that live in the house along with the house that has been considered as a pack / group, would feel more comfortable with the people and the noise in the house and he will be much happier.

- Familiarize your dog with a variety of sounds and experiences. Skateboards, bicycles, lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, and the like that can scare a dog that is not accustomed to it. The solution is to familiarize / expose your dog with a variety of experience, ideally from an early age. If you have an adult dog, be sure to do it slowly and keep the mood / positive mood, with a treat as their reward. (This method is also effective in puppies).

 

Bottom line: Teaching a puppy to a dog friendly with dogs and humans are the most important job as a dog owner. It keeps people safe to be around your dog and because of aggressive dogs are often excluded / unpleasant things even more, then you make it as a dog "friendly" then this can also make it safe around people. Familiarize your dog with dog and met all kinds of people, especially during the period of early age then your dog will be a dog that is confident and sociable with both.