[FryFry]

Anyone here have any tips on socializing a puppy in colder months. I live in Pennsylvania, so the days are getting shorter and colder, much colder. I'm very shy/reserved, and don't really care to talk or interact with people very often. I know I need to start to go out in order for Leo to be socialized. I do take Leo outside and on mini walks, but not a lot of people are outside now because of the weather. Whenever I do walk past someone, and if the person looks like they want to pet him, I allow them, same with other dogs. I'll allow Leo to sniff other dogs. I want to start him in obedience classes soon (he'll be 10 weeks old soon) but the only obedience class around doesn't have it's next classes until January. The downside of living in a small town. They're also expensive at $97/class. I don't know about you, but I think that's a lot of money, and the classes are 7 weeks long. There is a dog park here, but I'm aprehensive about taking him, because people will leave their big dogs in the little dog area, and vice versa. No one cares to follow the rules at the dog park, and I don't want to risk Leo getting injured. Any tips or advice would be great!