Socializing your Poodle puppy
THE ONE SURE TEST OF A WELL SOCIALIZED PUPPY:
WANT TO KNOW IF A PUPPY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IS WELL SOCIALIZED AND HAS HAD GOOD EXPERIENCES WITH HUMANS? Answer: Look deeply into his or her eyes!
Young puppies, if they have had an adequate amount of human love from birth to about four months should be happy to be held in your arms and look deeply into your eyes. If they keep turning their head and looking away, and you do not feel that you have gotten that eyeball to eyeball connection, then chances are the pup has not had a lot of one on one handling and special treatment as a loved ball of fur since its early days.
While this is a good test for a puppy, it is not a good test for an older puppy or young dog. Dogs who are several months old (5 or more) may need more time to decide of you are okay to look at eye to eye. Adult dogs you just met may behave aggressively if you try to look them in the eye. If you are choosing a rescue dog, for example, do not pass over a young rescue puppy who will not meet you eye to eye - it will be up to you to develop this trust in a rescue. And, keep in mind that very young rescue puppies may still look you in the eye but you will notice they are scared at the same time: they may pee, or cower. These pups want to trust but it is not their default opinion of people. You CAN make the difference in the life of a rescue dog or puppy if you are willing.
What sets RedTeddy apart from other breeders is our willingness to allow the puppies to interact and socialize fully within a family setting during their crucial first two months. The high quality of interactions that our puppies have here stimulates their brains and their bodies to develop to their fullest potential. Our puppies are fascinated by other dogs and people. When you visit us here at Redteddy, the pups will not hide from you as so many puppies and adult dogs who have not been adequately socialized do. All the dogs have a paw in training the puppies. Learning from other animals and humans as well teaches RedTeddy puppies to behave well with others and to love everyone, regardless of size, breed, or species of animal--even human!
WANT TO KNOW IF A PUPPY YOU ARE INTERESTED IN IS WELL SOCIALIZED AND HAS HAD GOOD EXPERIENCES WITH HUMANS? Answer: Look deeply into his or her eyes!
Young puppies, if they have had an adequate amount of human love from birth to about four months should be happy to be held in your arms and look deeply into your eyes. If they keep turning their head and looking away, and you do not feel that you have gotten that eyeball to eyeball connection, then chances are the pup has not had a lot of one on one handling and special treatment as a loved ball of fur since its early days.
While this is a good test for a puppy, it is not a good test for an older puppy or young dog. Dogs who are several months old (5 or more) may need more time to decide of you are okay to look at eye to eye. Adult dogs you just met may behave aggressively if you try to look them in the eye. If you are choosing a rescue dog, for example, do not pass over a young rescue puppy who will not meet you eye to eye - it will be up to you to develop this trust in a rescue. And, keep in mind that very young rescue puppies may still look you in the eye but you will notice they are scared at the same time: they may pee, or cower. These pups want to trust but it is not their default opinion of people. You CAN make the difference in the life of a rescue dog or puppy if you are willing.
What sets RedTeddy apart from other breeders is our willingness to allow the puppies to interact and socialize fully within a family setting during their crucial first two months. The high quality of interactions that our puppies have here stimulates their brains and their bodies to develop to their fullest potential. Our puppies are fascinated by other dogs and people. When you visit us here at Redteddy, the pups will not hide from you as so many puppies and adult dogs who have not been adequately socialized do. All the dogs have a paw in training the puppies. Learning from other animals and humans as well teaches RedTeddy puppies to behave well with others and to love everyone, regardless of size, breed, or species of animal--even human!
