Have heard pros and cons for both. Am getting a new Mal puppy for work, sport or maybe PP. Should I let him play with other puppies when socialising or not. I want him to be use to being around other animals but don't want him to be doggie either. I have my opinions but want to hear others. Thank you all in advance!
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Mitch,
If you get the chance to socialize your puppy I would definately recommend it. But BE SURE that all the dogs have proper vaccinations! You wouldn't want your pup to contract something that could be dangerous! Socializing a puppy will give you an idea how they will react to other dogs when they get older and potentially mold the doggy's behavior around other dogs when taught from a young age. But be aware that your doggies "puppy license" will expire at 17 weeks of age. I have found that some older dogs (well mannered ones are an asset for socializing a puppy too BTW) may not take the kind of crap from an adolesent dog that they might from a puppy.
I would also recommend interrupting the play sessions frequently when socializing so that your dog doesn't get used to ignoring you.
"Hey I get to play with other puppies/dogs... daddy who?"
That's my opinion anyway... I'd also be interested in the opinions of others on this subject.
Mitch,
I've let my dogs when they were pups play with others until the age of 6 months then I quit.after that it had to be me they had to look for to play. To this day they are now 3 years old and 11 months old they only look for me for everything they never look for other dogs or each other.My female I did not raise her so I cant speak about her on that but she seems very bonded to dogs and I think her previous owner did have her play with other dogs for a long time ,she is very social and has no dog agression.But a pain when she sees other dogs cause she wants to go and see them.I think there is a limit of how much play with stange dogs you should do.For me with my males like I said it was until they reached 6 months of age, and they are not dog agreesive and they do not care when they see other dogs all they care is what I'm going to do next with them.
Mitch, I would make sure he behaves appropriately around other animals, but for your purposes, I would not let him spend too much time just playing w/other pups. At least, I wouldn't do this until he was strongly bonded to you and used to looking to you for everything. He should, however, learn obedience around other animals when he's younger rather than older. You don't want a situation where your dogs becomes insanely excited or aggressive at the sight of another dog b/c he hasn't had much exposure.
I can say that I think I did this one thing right w/my last pup; he did not spend much time "socializing" or playing at all w/other dogs; he was made to behave in their presence as if they were not there. Today, he behaves very well around them, ignores them, will play if allowed, but I can call him back no problem and he's happier to be w/me. Dunno if that was right or if I just got lucky, lol!
You just don't want to create a scenario in which playing w/other dogs takes precedence over learning from you. Good luck w/your pup!
My dog had some issues with other dogs as a puppy, and I was afraid because I wasn't able to expose him to them I was in deep doo-doo...turns out now that he'll ignore them even if they go up to his face because he's so focused on me. I've had him stare at me while other dogs sniff him and then lose interest and run off.
Yeah, Kristine, I've had that too:-). They look at you like "Mom, what the hell is this guy's problem?" We may have just gotten lucky, but I prefer to think we had an innate sense of the perfect combination of exposure and isolation;-)
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