Socialization

Puppy Development and Socialization

At Tender Little Paws we research and implement the best possible protocols and positive methods for raising all of our puppies.  From Jane Messineo Killion who is the director of Puppy Culture to Dr. Sophia Yin, DVM, MS a veterinarian, animal behaviorist and author and other protocols and proper techniques we use daily with every puppy.  

More detailed information on the stages of a Puppies Growth and descriptions of the protocols we use will be coming soon!

The Stages of Puppy Growth and Development week by week and month by month.

The Neonatal Stage (0 to 2 weeks)
The Transitional Stage (2 to 4 weeks)
Period of Awakening of Senses (3 to 4 weeks)
The Socialization Period (4 to 7 Weeks)
2nd Socialization and Fearful Period (8 to 12 Weeks)
The Juvenile Stage (3 to 4 Months)
The Ranking Period (3 to 6 Months)
Adolescence (6 to 18 Months) 

Proper and Positive Introduction to their new world.

We focus on puppy training and socialization that focuses on early periods of development with each puppy.
We practice ENS ( Early Neurological Stimulation )
Some of the benefits of ENS are greater resistance to disease, more tolerance to stress, 
stronger heart beats just to name a few.  We correctly hold them daily, love them, work with them daily from day one and all the puppies are well socialized with many different people, children, places and animals.  We follow and teach the protocols found in the Puppy Culture program and other positive puppy training and socialization skills.
Also here are some great names for both girls and boys and in Japanese for both girls and boy for your new family member.

 Social skills that will follow every puppy their entire life.

Positive introduction to many sounds, ( Sound Desensitisation ) textures, surfaces, etc.
Exposure to different people such as police & fireman in uniform, different races, clothing, etc.
Grooming habits such as bathing, brushing, body handling, nail trimming, teeth brushing etc.
Places where it is safe and where dogs are permitted like
Supervised puppy courses, tunnels, pet ramps, etc.
Swimming pool water in small kiddie pools ( Summer time only )
Individual car rides, with no more than three at a time.
Positive crate introduction and training with different types of crates.
And of course endless love and proper handling and constant attention.
And so much more!

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