Socialization is ongoing for the rest of your dog’s life. Your dog may have gone to a puppy class (yippee!), and a lucky dog is walked on a fun, social route each day. But while this dog has met a number of people and a number of dogs, it is also likely that she will meet those same familiar faces each and every day. To keep your dog socialized, she must continue to meet new dogs and new people. The three best ways to do so are by
- Walking a different route each day
- Having small parties in your home
- Attending as many fun dog-training classes as possible
Doggy Dates
Set up as many safe, off-leash play sessions as possible so that your dog can make friends. This is one of the best ways to maintain your dog’s social- ization to other dogs. A good training school will offer a variety of weekly play dates for puppies and adult dogs.