First socialisation class

[hilhames]

trouble with one to one its quite expensive isn't it?  We had the lady round whose puppy training classes Chloe will go to but she charged £70 an hour I had to say I would just have 30mins

[Emilyoliver]

trouble with one to one its quite expensive isn't it?  We had the lady round whose puppy training classes Chloe will go to but she charged £70 an hour I had to say I would just have 30mins

£70/hour  - steep for puppy training? Maybe have a look around. Am paying £30 for a couple of hours gundog 1-2-1. Used to have agility 121 for £20/hr. Both trainers experienced and compete in respective disciplines.

[abzy0309]

The owners had no idea what to expect in terms of what was play and what was appropriate, so hopefully I helped them a bit, as my old pup played with their young pup.  I'd suggest trying to introduce your puppy to some older puppies (maybe from 3 months-2 years old), so they can learn how to play with dogs that have already been-there-done-that recently.

I'm sure your pup will be fine - the first few experiences they have are all new to them and you, remember, so they - and you - don't know what to expect. Keep on with the socialisation, but not just with tiny pups - the older ones definitely teach them how to behave!

Can you please help me? Reggie is 12 weeks and met 3 dogs so far, 1 adult and 2 puppies (big dogs- dobermans) he went wild, so excitable and jumped and running around. At first it was lovely to see, especially with the adult dog (my nans tiny bichon, who he will see quite a lot) but then he would stop nipping. Fortunately the Doberman just ignored this and just kept trying to pin him down. But my nans dog did not like it at all and we had to separate them because she was getting very irritable.

Can someone please give some advice on what to do in this situation, I don't want to introduce him to a dog that will not be so patient with him.

Thanks 

[abzy0309]

When I say nipping, I meaning literally hanging off then!

[Joules]

Book him into a puppy class!  This is totally normal puppy behaviour and the more your pup spends with other dogs the better.  You need to do this asap.  Obviously if things look like they are getting out of hand, you need to separate them but pups need to learn how to behave around other dogs and the best way for them to do this is to meet as many as possible.  When Coco was going to puppy class, our homework for the week was always to meet at least 10 new dogs  

I learnt my lesson after taking Ozzy to puppy socialisation - it made him over-excited and he still is, to this day!  Puppy training classes also made him over-excited and were really a waste of time and money as he just wanted to play and that made getting him to concentrate all the more difficult.  

A good puppy class is not a waste of time - if it is properly run it is by far the best way for a pup to socialise when they are very small.  Unfortunately, it seems that a lot of classes are not well run and it is a bit of a free for all which can end up as you describe  

[abzy0309]

Book him into a puppy class!  This is totally normal puppy behaviour and the more your pup spends with other dogs the better.  You need to do this asap. 

Thank you, Reggie is having his injections next week so going to get on the case for looking for a class.

I am hoping to attend one of the COL meet ups too in the next few weeks do we will see how the monster behaves.

[lindsmat]

yes I agree with joules, taking him to a puppy class will give him an environment where he can meet other puppies but him and they will be controlled. The one I go to does basic training and socialisation . My puppy Brandy goes mental every time she sees a human or dog, in a nice way I mean, She wants to play with everyone. But just going twice has already taught her to sit when we meet others when we are out. She still excited, but does sit when I tell her too, as this what we practice in puppy class. Try and get advice from people in your area about good puppy classes. Net mums is a site which can be quite helpful with these things, try the web site, they might be able to tell you good one in your area.xx

[Mudmagnets]

You could also try one as detailed on the Kennel Club site,  these listed do the Good Citizen (which may be what you want or not) it may give you a starting point.


http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/training/good-citizen-dog-training-scheme/information-for-dog-owners/good-citizen-dog-scheme-training-clubs/

Good luck