Do you think dogs need socialization? In fact, the way dogs get along with each other is very similar to that of us humans. Some dogs are better at socializing and they are born with social skills. However, there are also some dogs that are not good at socializing. What do you think of your dog’s social ability? If it is not good, how should we train the dog to socialize? Let’s take a look below.

In fact, socialization training for dogs is a very important task. Pet owners cannot always blindly refuse their dogs to contact other dogs. Only by allowing dogs to communicate appropriately with strange dogs can their behavior and personality be better improved.

Many owners abroad encourage puppies to have more contact with other dogs (on the premise that other dogs are healthy). In foreign dog education concepts, the period from the 10th to the 200th day after the weaning period of newborn puppies is the best period for "socialization training" of dogs, and it is also an important stage for cultivating dog behavioral etiquette. During this period, trainers at many foreign dog farms will lead young puppies to slowly come into contact with older dogs. By contacting older dogs with docile personalities, the puppies can first feel the kindness of these dogs towards them: no dog will fight with it, and no one will hurt it. After the puppy's training is completed, when it is brought to a new family and exposed to the outside world, the behavior displayed by the puppy will be that of a well-behaved dog that is polite and non-aggressive.

Most dogs in China will be kept at home during the socialization training stage. Pet owners should indeed worry about the health of the dog before the dog has completed the vaccination. However, the time required for the dog to complete the vaccination is actually not very long. Usually, for dogs that are more than two months old, the vaccination work has basically been completed, so we still have enough time to socialize the dog. However, many puppies in China are kept at home at this stage. Even when they are taken out for vaccination, they can only stay in pet bags. Their understanding of the outside world can be said to be very limited. Therefore, when puppies have the opportunity to come into contact with this "new world", they are prone to overreactions. Some are overly excited. Usually very well-behaved dogs will ignore the owner's orders and cannot bark back; some will be afraid and attack people; they are also easily bullied when getting along with other dogs.

3. How to socialize dogs

1. First of all, you must create a safe world for your dog. You must carefully consider when choosing a contact partner for your dog. It is best to first find out what the temperament of the dog is. If the dog is a common docile breed, you can take him over to have contact with the dogs.

2. The dog should not be too excited when going out. While excited, it can also obey the owner's commands and recall it.

3. When the puppies are no longer easily lured by the outside world, you can start to expand the social environment of the puppies and let some of the more docile dogs in the community slowly come into contact with the puppies.

4. Socialization training cannot be completed overnight. It requires long-term training and correction. When the dog goes to a new environment and bad behaviors such as eating things on the ground occur, the pet owner must correct them in time.

I believe that after reading this, you already know the answer to whether dogs need social training!