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    Socialization
    Socialization
    Socialization
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    Socialization

    By Kim Campbell Thornton and Buck Jones

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    As author Kim Campbell Thornton begins this Simple Solutions guide, Dogs are known as man’s best friend, but they don’t come ready-made to take on this role.” Socialization unlocks the key to the human-dog bond and explains how well-mannered, well-adjusted dogs are made (not born). A term used by canine behaviorists and trainers, socialization is a fancy five-syllable word for getting friendly,” which doesn’t come naturally to all dogs. This handy little book begins with a discussion of puppy life stages, showing how puppies developmentally mature and what their ever-changing needs are. New puppy buyers must be aware of the importance of the breeder’s role in socializing a litter of puppies, a critical process of introducing each pup to people, other dogs, and common everyday noises, during its critical developmental stages. Puppies raised without socialization (typically in a commercial breeding establishment, sometimes called a puppy mill) have a decided disadvantage and may never develop into normal, well-adjusted dogs. The book gives the new dog owner advice about planning social outings for the puppy so that he has People to Meet, Places to Go,” ever expanding his social graces and comfort level with strangers and the not-so-scary-after-all unknown. The author also provides excellent guidance on introducing a dog to a new baby as well as introducing an adopted dog into an established multipet household.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCompanionHouse Books
    Release dateJan 15, 2013
    ISBN9781620080771
    Socialization
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    Kim Campbell Thornton

    Kim Campbell Thornton has been writing about dogs and cats for twenty-five years. She’s the award-winning author of more than two dozen books, including Careers With Dogs: The Comprehensive Guide to Finding Your Dream Job and The Everything Labrador Retriever Book.

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      Socialization - Kim Campbell Thornton

      What Is Socialization?

      Dogs are known as man’s best friend, but they don’t come ready-made to take on this role. If they’re to become accustomed to life with people, dogs need to be exposed to people’s touch, sight, and sounds; this begins with proper socialization at birth. Socialization is the process of training a dog to live in a social environment—one that includes people, other dogs, and other animals such as cats or horses. Dogs are naturally social animals. Wild dogs live in packs that are similar to human families: they have a male leader (alpha male), a female leader (alpha female), and other pack members who fall under the alphas in the hierarchy. Alphas lead hunts, produce offspring, and decide where the pack lives.

      Generally, domestic dogs no longer live in true packs, except during puppyhood when they learn the basics of being a dog from their interactions with their mother and their littermates. When puppies go to live with their new families, they must learn their place in the human pack. Introducing puppies to human sound and touch during their various developmental stages helps the pups to recognize people as leaders as well as to understand human body language and vocal tones. This is the key to teaching them what they need to know

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