To Avoid the #1 Mistake That New Puppy Owners Make…Keep Reading!
If your puppy is not in a Puppy Socialization class NOW, they are at risk of…
- Developing fear of other dogs or people (barking and lunging at dogs and people)
- Lack of confidence in new environments (can’t bring your dog anywhere)
- Long-term health issues due to chronic/toxic levels of stress due to anxiety
If your breeder or veterinarian advises you not to take your puppy out anywhere until they have had all of their vaccinations, they are wrong, and keeping your puppy indoors until after they are 4 months of age greatly increases the risk of your puppy being fearful and anxious for the rest of its entire life.
Why It’s Important
To reduce the likelihood of a puppy growing up and developing fear, anxiety, or aggression problems, it is important that prior to complete vaccinations, the puppy must have a rich socialization history. A well-run puppy socialization class is a key component of that.
Puppies without complete vaccination should not be taken to dog parks or dog daycares mixed with adult dogs. Therefore, a puppy socialization class with strict age limitations in a sanitized environment is a crucial component to early socialization towards a variety of breeds of dogs.
The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behaviour believes it should be the standard of care for puppies to receive such socialization before they are fully vaccinated.
Do not wait until your puppy has received all of their boosters, or else they will likely be too old to participate in our program.
“Given the fact that behaviour problems are the No. 1 cause of relinquishment to shelters, along with the fact that 56% of dogs that enter shelters in the United States are euthanized, and that puppy classes help present behaviour problems and increase the likelihood of retention in the home, there must be evidence of phenomenal risk of infectious disease transmission associated with early socialization classes to warrant holding puppies back. And there is no such evidence to date. In fact, renowned behaviorist Dr. R. K. Anderson, longtime advocate for early sociation, has more than a decade of experience and date supporting the relatively safety and lack of disease transmission in puppy socialization classes in many parts of the United States.”
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