Socialisation

It’s very important you give your puppy good socialisation when it’s young. Often puppy classes are great; however the emphasis is on GOOD socialisation. If you drop your puppy into a high energy situation then it will only encourage bad socialisation skills or heightened nervousness. It’s best to socialise a puppy with only a few other dogs at a time so that it can cope with the new situation and make sure the other dogs are of a similar level energy wise. If there are any barking dogs or high energy dogs its best to keep your puppy clear of them until they have been brought under control. Puppy classes often are very exciting places for your dog and they should be kept on the lead till you are confident you have control over them off the lead or they have a fenced of area for puppy’s. Often puppy’s the same size, same energy level will get along well, I have found larger out of control dogs just aren’t good influences on your puppy. Good socialisations will help to prevent your dog been nervous or scared of other dogs. It will learn its boundaries and how to deal with different breeds of dogs as they often all have slightly different behaviours.