Meeting new people is very exciting, so it can be a difficult time to control your dog. If you want to train your dog to meet people in a calm manner you have to practice it.
Pass the Puppy teaches your pup to enjoy being handled by strangers. If you are the only person who handles your dog, they may not be comfortable being touched by anyone else, including your vet.
Have other people practice handling your puppy, so they’re comfortable being examined by strangers, such as a veterinarian.
Your puppy should practice all of their training exercises with other people as well. Positive training experiences with strangers are an important part of socialization.
Dogs are naturally possessive around their food, but with a little training it’s easy to show them that they should welcome children around their food bowl.
Many people have unrealistic expectations about dog-dog social behavior. Dogs are expected to behave perfectly and get along with all other dogs, even though people have difficulty being universally accepting and friendly. However, although people may often disagree, argue, and sometimes resort to pushing and shoving, very few people inflict severe injuries. When tempers flare, extreme physical aggression is strongly inhibited. Really, dogs are not that much different.
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Socializing a puppy to people is the easiest and most enjoyable aspect of raising a dog. On a regular and ongoing basis, puppies need to meet, play with, and be handled and trained by a wide variety of people, especially including strangers, men, and children.
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Babies and children should never be left unsupervised with puppies or dogs. Learning to respect, understand, care for, and successfully control a dog gives a dramatic boost to any child's self-esteem. But these benefits do not come by magic. Children and parents alike must realize that cartoon dogs are fantasy, and Lassie was several well-trained dogs. Both Lassie and Timmy were acting. In the domestic environment, both dogs and children must learn how to act around each other. All dogs must be taught how to act around children, and all children must be taught how to act around dogs.
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