Good Behavior Dog Training on Socializing Your Dog

Socializing Your Dog

 

Part of training your Puppy/Dog is Socialization. Socialization of your dog is a must if you want a happy and well-adjusted dog. Socialization requires dedication, timing and patience based on the dog’s age and threshold of adaptivity to various levels of stress.

 A well socialized dog will be the welcome well behaved family member you can take with you everywhere!!

 Below you will find a list that includes the majority but, not all the things a Puppy/Dog should be exposed to repeatedly to readily accept anything new that comes along. Exposing your Puppy/Dog to the items on this list and whatever else you can think of (training is only limited by imagination), along with training will ensure that your dog will live a happy and stress free life. Dogs that are exposed to these items early and often in a positive way excel in training and adapt quickly in new situations.

 

People:   Adults   Children/Babies   Elderly   Disabled   Various Ethnicities People who are:   Walking   Running   Skipping   Jumping Rope   Bending   Swimming   Carrying Objects   Dining   Pushing a Cart   In a Motorized Scooter   Using a Wheelchair   Using crutches   Using a Cane   Using a Walker   Yelling People riding:   Motorcycles   Bicycles   Wagons   Roller Blades   Skateboards     Sights:   Strange Dogs   Cats   Horses   Birds   Water Fountain   Umbrellas   Balloons, Regular/Helium

Places:   Park   Pet Store   Car Rides   Veterinary Office (even just for a cookie)   Hardware Store   Training Class   Friends’ houses   Beach   Lake   Flea Market   Farmer’s Markets   Outdoor Restaurants   Outdoor mall   Sporting Events   Parking Structures   Parades     Surfaces:   Grass   Gravel   Concrete   Asphalt   Sand or Dirt   Rocks   Puddles   Snow   Carpet   Stairs   Slick flooring   Wood Floor/Deck   Elevator/Escalator     Pallets   Teeter-Totter

Sounds:   Vacuum   Pots and Pans Dropping   Garbage Disposal   TV   Radio   Sirens   Whistling   Doorbell   Blender   Anything Odd Dropping   Automatic Garage Door   Singing   Car Horn/Alarm   Balloons Popping   Party Noisemakers   Fireworks   Clapping   Chain Saw   Can Opener   Lawn Mower   Slamming Door   Hooting and Hollering   Drums   Car Starting   Electric Tools   Leaf  Blower (how I dry my dogs)   Popcorn Popping     Other: _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________ _________________