Posts Tagged ‘Socialization’

Socialization, part 2

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

By Dianna Young
Dogs need to be socialized properly to people, to other animals and to a wide range of experiences in order to take their place confidently and appropriately in your life. The period of optimum opportunity presents only a narrow window in which to do it — from 7 weeks to 16 weeks of [...]

Socialization — the most valuable gift you can give your dog

Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008

By Dianna Young
The call came in about noon, and the caller turned out to be an official at a nearby county jail. A felon had escaped, he said, and he wanted to know if we would help round the escapee up.
This happened when I lived in West Virginia, where I was attending a school [...]