SOCIAL CONTACT AT THE RIGHT TIME

A dog with three to seven weeks old id the most impressionable in social behavior. And this is the period when a dog should be exposed to more and more influence of people and situations. Without getting to know or being with the people, dog will stay aloof from people. They will become far more reserved and less open to training.

The very opposite happens if from birth, they have been stroked by people. It makes them learn different smells and experience different touches. When you are choosing and training a dog, it is important to take this process into account. The ideal situation is when a puppy realizes in its training period that people are friends and companions with when it can play, learn from and work with.

Dogs are often ready to befriend other domestic pets like cats, horses, rabbits and poultry. Dogs consider themselves rewarded by the mere presence of human being. A puppy that has no people around will quickly grow sad. People are becoming aware of the importance in training or abiding by the various cycles which correspond to the nature, and the physical and mental growth of the dog. Now a days, it is no longer possible to train dogs by trying to segregate the various breeds on the basis of their particular expertise : hunting, guarding or companionship. Lets remember that all dogs are at once hunting dogs, guard dogs and companion dogs. We better take into account the whole range of canine psychology if we want to achieve the best results. From birth to the age of 50 days, the puppy needs both its mother’s care and human exposures. We must ensure that the very young puppy knows us by the time it is of 20 days or slightly more but no more than 50 days.

Well between 70 to 90 days, it can free for itself, survive outdoor life. When it is four months old, it starts learning the first lessons of cooperation, tracking, hunting, defence attack and collaboration. And these foundations of collective life are consolidated by the time puppy is six months old. By 10 months, the puppy is regarded as an adult, who has learnt the essential things.