Slik sosialiserer du valpen
Det er en spennende stund for dere begge når du tar med valpen hjem. Nå har den en helt ny verden å oppdage, fra å utforske de nye omgivelsene til å møte resten av familien og andre kjæledyr.
Det aller første som må gjøres når valpen kommer hjem, er å introdusere den for kurven sin, lekene, maten og vannskålen. Når valpen er komfortabel i sitt eget område i huset, kan du starte sosialiseringsprosessen.
What is puppy socialisation?
Puppy socialisation is a training process that helps puppies learn how to behave properly when they interact with humans, other dogs and other animals. Puppy socialisation can also help puppies have a better relationship with their owners and become used to being in a range of environments and scenarios. Puppy socialisation is one of the best tools we have to prevent future behaviour problems in dogs, and it’s also how we can ensure we have a dog who we can take everywhere with us and share the bond that we dream of having when we bring our puppy home.
Puppy socialisation in lockdown
Between the ages of 3 – 14 weeks puppies are at a critical stage in their development when they learn to get used to people, other animals and objects (socialisation and habituation). This is so they can be more at ease with the world around them. It means that we have be to creative for puppies under lockdown to ensure they are having as many opportunities as possible to experience new things.
Good signs:
- Puppy looking at object calmly.
- Puppy choosing to go up and explore.
- Puppy choosing to disengage from new thing.
- Puppy able to be disengaged with food/toy/praise.
- Puppy able to play and interact normally after initial investigation.
- Puppy happy to interact.
- Soft, wiggly body language.
Help your puppy out if they're:
- Backing away.
- Barking.
- Crouched/still.
- Turning away/not facing it.
- Scared of approaching.
- Becoming fixated.
Help them by encouraging them further away and giving distance.
Purina Editorial Team
