My puppy socialization trainer has a list a mile long (3 pages) of things we are supposed to expose our puppies to. We had a Mem Day party, and a night fire in the fire pit -- boy did he go absolutely berserk at the fire. I doubt if fire was on the list, he was totally out of control. He about broke up the party with his shrill barking. Some of our friends are convinced we have a yapper. I think it's just a long process to get them used to as many things as possible. Worth the trouble. |