Lizmo Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 *this idea was taken from another forum* Basically you make a list of 100 things you want to socialize your pups with in 100 days. What do you socialize your pups with? Here's my list, any more suggestions? 1. Used to my dog at home. 2. Skateboards, bikes, scooters, things like that 3. Pots and Pans crashing (not an everyday thing, just the sound) 4. Vacuum. 5. Hand Vac. 6. Air Comspressor 7. Gates 8. Cars (going by, closing doors) 9. Car riding 10. Crate. 11. X Pen 12. Standing on the grooming table 13. Moving surfaces (being moved on rugs, beds, ect) 14. Doors being shut right next to th pup 15. Dogs walking next to the pup and not getting overly excited 16. Flash lights 17. Bath Tub (jumping in when asked and staying in till told to get out) 18. Camera Flash 19. Dogs barking 20. Umbrellas 21. People in Hats 22. People in sunglasses 23. People in rain coats 24. Police Men 25. UPS Man 26. Mail Man 27. Peolple Jogging by 28. Trash Cans moving 29. Big Trucks (18 wheelers, ect) 30. Bridges 31. Walking in a crowd 32. Sitting next to new dogs 33. Waiting in the vet's office 34. Nails being touched 35. Nails being dremmeled 36. Paws being rubbed 37. Ears being touched/handled 38. Ear cleaner being put in 39. Cows, Sheep, Goats 40. Chickens and Pigs 41. Being handled by Children 42. Being around men with beards, ruff voices 43. Thunderstorms 44. Fires (we have a fire place and use it a lot in the winter) 45. All sizes of dogs 46. Hair Dryers 47. Places like Petsmart 48. Older People 49. Nursing Homes 50. Play Grounds 51. Being stepped over 52. Being Touched by strangers 53. Playing with all sorts of dogs (BIG to small) 54. Many people moving through our house. 55. Phone ringing 56. Leashes 57. Collar 58. Harness 59. Fireworks 60. Lawn Mower 61. Weededer (sp?) 62. Flower Pots 63. Rocking Chairs 64. Walking with a cane or walker 65. Mirrors 66. Flapping Tarps 67. Stairs (obviously for my house lol) 68. Post Office 69. Bank 70. Friend's Houses 71. My friends Farm 72. Walking in town 73. Puppy Play Group 74. Puppy Training Classes 75. Being Measured 76. Watching things (Agility Run, Herding, Ob competition, ect) 77. Music Being Played 78. Going out at night 79. All types of surfaces 80. Dish Washer/Dryer/Washing Machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 People of all races People in wheelchairs, both manual and motorized Trucks backing up People ringing doorbells or knocking at the door Smoke alarms Blender Sirens Going to the bathroom on cement (sometimes necessary) Kids running and squealing Statues (especially of animals) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenajo Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I think they taking this from Ian Dunbars 100 people from 8-12 weeks. That's only 56 days, but the goal is to make sure you give a puppy the broad spectrum human socialization it needs during the formative weeks. The people need to be difference races, sizes, dress, ages...etc. Since you want this pup to do agility- I am assuming - as well as herding, you might look at the current series on raising a puppy in Clean Run magazine. The agility skills are specific, but the manners/socialization stuff is very similar to raising a good pup for herding. Being proactive, allowing the pup to learn within boundaries (setting him up for success) Your list is good, and most will be handled during the human socialization. I don't like puppy play groups, as they are usually badly run and puppies end up getting frightened or learning to bullies. Sort of like letting a bunch of toddlers have a free for all. Pups learn more by playing/being trained around well behaved mature dogs and puppies, and supervised interaction good natured older dogs that teach them manners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizmo Posted November 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Wendy, the only reason I was thinking of a Puppy Play group or Basic Training class is because, around here I wouldn't dare let this pup socialize with some of the dogs I know. You, and two other people I would trust a dog with their dogs. I would like to do Agility, but I think first is going to come Herding. Laurae, thanks! Didn't think of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenajo Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 It's about time you figured out who I was The pup should be fine doing it's dog socialization on the weekends. You can also plan some specific events during the formative weeks once you have an exact time frame. Attending a weekend class at the training center in Florida for example - you'd get a ton of different dogs in during that, as well as people. My major problem is finding "odd" (sorry to those that love them) shaped and moving dogs for the pup to learn to generalize as normal too. Standard poodles, greyhounds (got that one covered now), big hairy things like Beardies or Old English. The first time Izzy saw O's greyhound it was in the house with her and she nearly fainted - big big BIG she said. oh, Izzy has volunteered to be the one to teach the puppy dog manners. She's actually very stern LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Lenajo = Wendy? I've wondered this for years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizmo Posted November 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I found out about a few weeks ago. I first saw your post on "sending your wool to canada" and rememberd you said something about that at a class. Then kinda, uhm, found out more by searching some of your posts This community has so many people on here I didn't know about till way after I joined lol Thanks, didnt think about maybe going to some of the classes in FL. Wait, you have a greyhound? Since when? Don't know if you remember, but we also have a 10 y/o Standard Poodle. So, between Lizzie (this pup will be so well-mannered with her in the house) and Izzy I should have a very well mannerd dog? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenajo Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 My sister has the grey. We keep her when she is out of town, and of course she comes with her to visit. Lena...for the late Lena....and Jo....who is still with me. My heart dogs. I stopped signing posts out of convenience years ago. Most people know me. And if they don't, ah, they'll figure it out eventually I think I had another screenname before that, but I lost it with a computer and grad school. Anyway, no real mystery. And if you guys wondered you should have just asked me Searching posts is way too much work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizmo Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Haha. You should post some pictures of Izzy, I miss seeing her. I think I've hijacked my own thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I'd add blow dryers, metal grates, wobbly surfaces, and angry yelling to the list! Were handling skills on the list somewhere, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurae Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Anyway, no real mystery. And if you guys wondered you should have just asked me Searching posts is way too much work... So that's a yes then, I take it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizmo Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Were blow dryers and gates not on the list? Hmm, if not, they were ment to be! lol Thankyou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I didn't see blow dryers, or metal grates (gates were on the list, perhaps that was supposed to be gRates?). Of course you do have a long list, so I could've missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4pack Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 I've got a little something to say about socializing a pup, should go without saying but I'll say it anyway .... One does need to remember to be careful about not overwhelming a pup too and to not 'force' a pup to deal with things s/he isn't quite ready to handle... Make this happy and fun. Just a word of caution, babies are impressionable with great 'bounce-back' so sometimes there is a fine line... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 oh Balloons! We saw one on our walk last night and Z freaked. (we worked through it and this morning it's "no big deal" lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pammyd Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Fairgrounds Drunk people (knew a guy whos dog attacked him if he came home drunk) Fireworks if possible (there were some on the 1st couple of nights after I got Ben and then Nov 5th he was OK) Blind people (thought I had everything (well as much as you can) covered with Ben but then one day he went totaly mental barking at a woman - from a distance he wouldnt have touched her - and she was blind - also she didnt speak English so I couldnt explain that all the noise was comming from a small puppy who wouldnt touch her and not from a big mean dog) Yeah - Ben saw his 1st newfoundland in puppy class the other day - he was kinda friendly but some of the other dogs were 'WOW WHAT IS THAT?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painted_ponies Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Drunk people (knew a guy whos dog attacked him if he came home drunk) Ha! In my younger days, when I sometimes (once in a very great while ) came home a little worse for wear, my late GSD/wolf hybrid had a great trick. Somehow he'd maneuver me so my back was to something that would hit the back of my knees, like the arm of the sofa. Then he'd rear up and extend his front paws, tapping my shoulders so I juuust tipped past the balance point. I'd collapse backwards like a sack of cement every time. Thanks for bringing back a great memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizmo Posted November 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Thankyou!! BC4Pack, yes, I will defiantly be very careful about not "going to fast" or force him to do something. I've learned my lesson the first time about not socializing a pup properly so I'm trying to do the best possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane allen Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Add to list: Riding in elevators (I have one who simply refuses to go in those scary little rooms - my new pup had several lunches in one, in a friendly local motel!) Construction equipment - including jackhammers and whatever you call those automatic hammer thingies - they're VERY loud! People with backpacks diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4pack Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Couple of ideas: Drive to a local airstrip/ airport... a train layby... Just taking a pup along for the fun rides helps A LOT... And short, frequent, POSITIVE experiences can do wonders overriding not being able to experience EVERYTHING. Sometimes you are limited in where you can take a pup. For most people it seems that exposing the pup to enough different and pleasant people is more of an issue than environmental exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizmo Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Thanks! Riding in elevators is one that hadn't even come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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