by DogSmith | Oct 18, 2010 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog
A dog’s social behavior unfolds to a genetically programmed time table. Between the age of 3 weeks and 16 weeks a puppy will likely learn more than it will during its entire lifetime (Lindsay 2000). Puppies are able to form social relationships with the onset of their...
by DogSmith | Apr 11, 2010 | Company News & Views
The primary and most important time for puppy socialization is the first three months of life. During this time puppies should be exposed to as many new people, animals, stimuli and environments as can be achieved safely and without causing overstimulation manifested...
by DogSmith | Mar 26, 2010 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog
The DogSmith Puppy Socialization Program Socializing is the process of exposing a dog to the widest variety of humans, objects, animals, situations and environments as possible. Dog to dog socialization is just as important. Puppies should attend a good puppy class...