Socialise your pup from its first weeks with you
08/02/06 12:11 Filed in: You and your
dog
"When dogs attack"
from the
ABC offers some advice to new puppy owners. The
program says: "... between 3 and 14 weeks of age
(is) the ideal puppy socialisation period - it's
a window of opportunity for us to expose puppies
to lots of different situations, different dogs
and people."
Early socialization lessens the risk that the puppy (or older dog) will become aggressive, because most dogs' aggression is based on fear. When the dog is frightened, it reacts instinctively, and this can lead to fights and to bites.
As soon as your puppy is vaccinated, take him out with you to get him used to new environments, other dogs, and people.
Early socialization lessens the risk that the puppy (or older dog) will become aggressive, because most dogs' aggression is based on fear. When the dog is frightened, it reacts instinctively, and this can lead to fights and to bites.
As soon as your puppy is vaccinated, take him out with you to get him used to new environments, other dogs, and people.