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Originally Posted by imperfectlyblue  she has been in my yard once, and i know she has been in the breeder's yard... but she has all her animals current on shots, etc. but i'm okay with keeping her inside until she gets all shots.
are people a concern? she'll be at my house for thanksgiving and i wonder if i should keep her away from everyone until she has all shots? |
You should keep in mind that socialization is also a concern. My puppy training magazine (the one at Petsmart I think that has the yorkie pup on the cover) said that socialization must occur before 6 mos of age. I think if you have the puppy out at thanksgiving the pup will be fine. Diseases are definitely a concern but at the same time you can't shelter the pup to death- the puppy needs to get some exposure to people. My older dog was a stray and I got her at 6 mos and she's deathly afraid of people/bites and I think it's because she was improperly socialized before I got her and the damage was already done- so keep that in mind and I think the pup will be fine meeting new people at thanksgiving (maybe just hold her vs letting her run around). Good luck and congrats!