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01-07-2023, 06:42 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado
Posts: 49
| the size problem for puppy classes I wonder how others have solved this problem .. Our new Morkie baby Yuki is supposed to go to puppy class ... both for training and socialization ... She lives currently with 4 other small breed dogs ages 17 all the way down to 11 months. She has good social skills so far but we want to introduce her to other dogs and training away from the pack. She is a healthy 2.7 lb at 9 weeks ... which isn't super tiny for a 3/4 yorkie mix but VERY tiny in comparison to most other breeds. My issue is that most dog/puppy classes offered here have primarily large breed puppies ... a few dog schools here put puppies between 8 weeks and a YEAR old in the same class ... and the trainers assure me that this practice would be totally safe- I watched the socialization part ... they let the pups of leash and let them " socialize" for about 15 minutes lol ... Even with 100% supervision and very well trained dog owners a - 10 months old Great Dane puppy is NOT safe to play with an under 3 lb baby-just my opinion - it seems lunatic to me... but a few trainers told me that I am being totally silly and that my dog needs to socialize with dogs of all sizes asap- they'll keep her safe ... hmm ... My solution in the past has been a puppy preschool class where all puppies are under 16 weeks ... draw back is that most are not fully vaccinated and completely unruly and that there isn't a whole bunch of training happening... How have you handled socialization and group classes of very small puppies ? Any extra ideas?? |
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01-07-2023, 02:15 PM | #2 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I do the puppy classes with mine and we do learn but they are all very young around the same age. Dixie was probably 4 pounds in puppy class and her favorite play mate was a boxer. They only did 15 minutes off leash though. Socialization is not just about other dogs while it is important there is so much more to socialization.
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01-08-2023, 12:15 PM | #3 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2019 Location: Canada
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01-08-2023, 12:22 PM | #4 | |
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01-14-2023, 06:35 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Billings Montana USA
Posts: 21
| I had thought about puppy classes and had similar questions. Happy to have run across your post. Thank you Bella7808 for the precious videos. |
01-15-2023, 11:29 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2019 Location: Canada
Posts: 87
| You're welcome! I'm glad to know the videos helped in providing an insight on our puppy classes attended. It's good to check reviews or ask other pet owners about pet training schools before registering. However this happened before COVID. I'm not sure if it's similar today. Take care. |
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