I tried searching for this but came up empty. I should be getting a Dogo Argentino puppy around January 1st. My current dog was socialized just about every day, but I got him in the summer/fall so it was easy. What have you all done to socialize puppies during the winter? I'm thinking that going out a couple of times a day for 10 or 15 minutes should be fine, but am a little worried about the cold for a white and short-haired puppy. It does get really cold here, sometimes -20C or worse, and don't want to hurt his feet or unintentionally make him fearful. Any advice would be appreciated.
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My female shipped to me at 9 weeks old in the middle of a blizzard... we had almost 2 ft of snow come down. I bought a doggie sweater to keep her belly (with no hair on it) warm....(OMG for a working line GSD) but that allowed us to spend more time outside. She loves the snow. Granted not 20' below in CT. But we still went out in the neighborhood for walks, saw snow blowers running, people shoveling, drove to the beach & walked there, went to the store (put her in the cart) etc, etc, etc. It can still be done, just in shorter trips. It may require more effort on your part by having to drive to places, but my dogs go in my truck from day one & go everywhere with me & I pop them out everywhere..so they get plenty of exposure. I don't think it is a big deal unless you are snowed in for weeks at a time. Be careful about walking the pup on walks & streets that have been treated with salt for the ice & snow...wash the feet off afterward. The deice stuff is very caustic.
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Winter Puppy Socialization
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