One of the most important training skills a puppy must be taught in order to be sure that both the dog and the people it comes in contact with will be safe. I puppy with good social skills will be a happier dog, and will make them a more enjoyable pet to have in the home. A puppy with poor social skills is not only miserable, but can also pose a danger to both humans and other pets around it.

When training a puppy you want to start as soon as possible, the reason for this is because the sooner you start the better chance of the puppy not starting with bad habits early. You do not want to have to correct bad habits that have already developed because the puppy has not been trained.

Once you dog has learned the correct social skills it will have less aggression and you will be able to take the puppy in public without it showing signs of aggression to other people or pets. The will enjoy the new experiences instead of being stressed out about the new environment.

When looking to start teaching your puppy social skills the prime age to start training them is around 12 weeks. It is during this time that social training will be most effective for your puppy, and it is much harder to teach a puppy these skills after the 12 week window is gone.

Here are some tips on what to do when teaching your puppy social skills.

Social Training Tips Dos

When you make the training fun and excited they will look forward to the training sessions, but if you make it stressful for them they will not want to want to take part in the next training session.

Invite as many poeple and their pets to come over and play with your new puppy. This will help you dog to be able to be around new people and animals. This will also train them so that they are able to be in new surroundings without getting stressed and becoming aggressive.

Let the dog travel around with you and enjoy going to new places, and seeing new people. By going out to stores, parks, or long walks your puppy has the ability learn wonderful social skills that will help it in the future.

Make sure your puppy learns to enjoy things such as getting a bath, or having its nails clipped, etc. This will make it easier to care for the pet.