I socialized socialized socialized my puppy (who I got at 12 weeks old) with obedience classes out the wazoo and visits Everywhere and vacations Everywhere up through two and a half to three years old- he was happier out as a pup, however, he became more protective and reserved as he got older and so I stopped taking him out as much because he really never warmed up fully and in fact became snappish on occasion - he became what I think of as true to his breed and probably from more working lines. I highly encourage folks to socialize through the age of three constantly, but be aware, some dogs really will never warm up and be the happy tail waggers that others are in public- and that's okay :)- Ame ----- Original Message ----- From: Cathy Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 7:53 PM To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org Subject: Re: RE: [pyrnet] chat:Pet Fair~~an unusual happening Tracy,
You are right. I have one Pyr who went to all the classes starting with
Puppy Kindergarten and she is the biggest social butterfly there is. She is
wonderful with everyone and everything. From the beginning I could take her
anywhere and the only problem is she throws up all over my van...car
sickness. (So much for shows).lol
I have another that only got 3 Puppy Kindy classes and she is a lot more
reserved around other people and dogs. She is very careful before she will
go to anyone and then stays on guard.
To me, the classes made all the difference.
Cathy Brooks
Carriere, MS
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From: "Tracy" <espinay@bigpond.com>
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Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 5:41 AM
Subject: Re: RE: [pyrnet] chat:Pet Fair~~an unusal happening
> << Do any of you who have pyrs who get along well with others have any
> advice for encouraging a puppy to grow up to be sociable, both with people
> and with other dogs?>> Nancy Chadwick
>
> A good start is getting the pup out and about to meet people and dogs and
> have good experiences with them. I suggest booking in to a good puppy
kindy
> class as a starting point (I would have to say that now wouldn't I - I
teach
> them! <vbg>) A good book to have on hand for general puppy raising etc is
> "The Perfect Puppy" by Gwen Bailey
>
> Tracy Bassett
> Murrumbateman, Australia
> espinay@bigpond.com
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