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07-05-2009, 07:14 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Long Island, NY
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| Does a lack of early socialization affect getting an older puppy? Thought of one more thing, SOCIALIZATION! Everything I read says how important early socialization is. Would an older kennel puppy have more difficulty adjusting to new people and situations? I want to take my yorkie out a lot, and hope it to be well-adjusted. Can later exposure to new things work just as well? If the puppy is nervous, will it stay nervous or shy? Thanks for all of your feedback! |
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07-05-2009, 07:37 AM | #2 |
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| I adopted my boys at the age of nine months and they are very well socialized...however even though they were raised in a kennel situation (by show breeders) they were socialized with the other puppies and dogs in the kennel and had alot of human contact... I am not sure of the situation your dog is coming from...are they totally isolated? or in a kennel with other dogs? What about the breeder...do they play with them? Groom them? All those things can make a difference.. I take my boys with my everywhere and they are fine..one of them is alittle more nervous then the others but I think that is more his personality then where he came from....
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07-05-2009, 07:52 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Pixie was 13 months and never been out of the basement so she is not good outside of the house. I tried taking her out and she gets carsick so that didn't help. She will not walk on a leash she just wants to go inside. Inside she is the boss. Having 3 and until recently 4 it was hard to get them out so it really isn't an issue for me. But if you get her and really get her out she is young enough to socialize still in my opinion.
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07-05-2009, 09:48 AM | #4 |
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| I adopted Frimousse when she was 1 year old and already had 6 previous homes where they kept her in cage . With love , attention and patience , patience she came out of her shell in six months . Now , she is well socialized. |
07-05-2009, 01:18 PM | #5 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Six months is still relatively young for socialization - you have at least another six months to introduce him to the world. That being said, my dog was not properly socialized with other dogs (I adopted him as an adult, otherwise he'd be perfect ). He is good with people, but we have been working on his dog manners for six months now. He's a lot better, but has a ways to go, at least another six months. However, I've heard it said that a lot of that is genetic. I believe my dog would always have been somewhat shy. A dog with normal social drives should adapt very quickly, providing that he has not been abused. And even an animal with a very difficult past can re-learn to trust the world, if you put in the work.
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