Tag Archive: Critical Socialization Period

Helping a Pup Fearful of Other Dogs and Puppies

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Published Date: August 23, 2023

Patches is a 8 month-old Great Sheep Dog pup fearful of other dogs and puppies. Although her fear of other dogs developed before she enrolled in our puppy classes, we dedicated ourselves to helping this sweet pup develop confidence around other dogs. After having 10,000+... Read More

A Ton of Free Omaha Puppy Training Tips and Tricks

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Published Date: September 26, 2017

In this Omaha puppy training session we got to work with Fidel, a three-month-old Golden Doodle puppy who nips and mouthes, jumps up and needs help with some puppy potty training. Because he is so young, the first thing we discussed was the Critical Socialization... Read More

Quest Learns to Use the Stairs

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Published Date: August 23, 2016

As a dog behaviorist I have had a few client’s with dogs who were fearful of stairs due to not experiencing them when the puppy was in its critical socialization period. I wanted to make sure that wasn’t the case with Quest. My home in... Read More

Quest Visits His First Farmer’s Market

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Published Date: August 22, 2016

As I have mentioned in many other video posts, the first three months of a puppy’s life (The Critical Socialization Period) is time that is invaluable for a pup’s development. Its also time you will never get back which is why you want to get... Read More

Quest Makes His First New Dog Friend

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Published Date: August 20, 2016

Its been about a week since I brought Quest home to my place in Omaha. I wanted to give him time to get settled before we started to socialize him with other dogs. It can take a dog a few days to a week or... Read More