I'm not a big fan of socialization and have never socialized any of my/our dogs. Why risk exposing your dog to other dogs that you have no idea of their background, shots, communicable diseases. temperament? Now this puppy we are getting will need to be socialized as we will be training her as a service dog, whole different requirements.
In your case the neighbors dog already has a problem having already been attacked by other dogs either its fault or the others. This could also be the reason it aggresses Wallee. Socializing is always a risk that a puppy can get nipped or worse, both owners need to have control/trust of their dogs. My dogs although not socialized in the norm most here would think, would always accept a person or pet if I said "OK friend". I made it a point after every burlap session to call the dog off and "OK Friend" , then let the agitator/aggressor play with the dog. I did this with dogs also, but only with dogs/owners I trusted. |