Pet Professional Guild Puppy Socialization. Dominance theory in animal training. Ensuring that dogs are paired with the appropriate owner(s) and home environment;
The most critical socialization window occurs before the age of 12 weeks, and that window is considered to be closing by 5 months. Early socialization, as outlined in ppg’s puppy socialization check list, to prepare pets for successful future encounters with people, dogs, new environments and other animals; Your puppy should be the one to initiate each approach to something new and be allowed to retreat
The guild also offer a selection of education courses through third party providers.
Each month we offer our members one free webinar and as we expand we will grow our member webinar services. Puppy socialisation and socialisation in general is one of the buzz words in dog training these days. If he is forced to confront fears he's not ready to handle, the process can backfire and create a fearful/aggressive response. It is the position of the pet professional guild (ppg) that effective animal training lays the foundation for an animal’s healthy socialization and training and helps prevent behavior problems.
