Early socialisation of pups

[Gia]

Since I have my second litter from K-lee (seven big, beautiful pups!), I’m very much interested how other breeders carry out early socialisation activities. On the basis of readings and own experiences I’ve precisely worked out my own “socialisation scheme” for the pups, which I have already started implementing.
K-lee has incredibly good character for training, she is a frisbee champion and loves sports, dog shows, travelling and thus the main goal of my kennel is to breed CSVs suitable primarily for work and sport.
Thus I pay special attention to exposing the pups to various stimuli from their first days and when they get older I organize special “socialization parties” for them + start early NLP trainings as well.

Since I’m now involved in the process, I thought it might be interesting to share ideas among breeders on early socialisation methods. Of course if that’s not a top secret

[GalomyOak]

Great topic! I will write more later!

[Hanka]

Hi Gia, I can send you link what I do. Of course, it is nothing "special", just my way....
http://wolfdog.wbs.cz/Socialisation.html
Hanka Od Úhoště

[André]

Hi

The first issue is early socialization vs parvovirus. There's several good articles about this but in my opinion the damage caused by lack of socialization is much more probable than the risk of parvovirus. Today I would risk a bit more with my puppy, even outside.

We went on car rides from day 1, almost all days. This is a secure way to absorb a lot of things and get used to car. We also had treats on our rides... everytime appears something new or she explores... we reward. And a relaxed attitude is important, if we react to things like "everything is cool" the puppy will understand there's no reason to fear
We always tried not to repeat the same places so she learn the world can be diverse and unpredictable. Crowded places, nature, zones with dogs on gates, city traffic, commercial centres, beach, football playground... encouraging people to stroke her, etc etc etc.

I would put on top the contact with many different people (stroking) and dogs (off the leash).

[Rona]

Originally Posted by André

Hi
The first issue is early socialization vs parvovirus. There's several good articles about this but in my opinion the damage caused by lack of socialization is much more probable than the risk of parvovirus. Today I would risk a bit more with my puppy, even outside.
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That's true, but I thought what Gia meant by the early socialisation, was the time when the pups were still in the kennel?

[André]

Originally Posted by Rona

That's true, but I thought what Gia meant by the early socialisation, was the time when the pups were still in the kennel?

Ah, I'm sorry. Thought early = first 4/5 months.