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Old September 5th, 2005, 09:42 AM
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For now don't take your puppy anywhere unless you need to. Don't let anyone handle this puppy until he has had atleast one set of vaccinations. What you can do now is more of the handling. Get this puppy used to having and enjoying every body part being touched. You can actually start the nail clipping. Get a soft brush to get him used to being brushed, get your fingers in his mouth, ears, between toes, etc. Once he has had vaccinations you will need to take him everywhere possible where dogs are allowed. Also get him enrolled into puppy classes. He should remain in classes right through adolescence, aprox 7 months. Socializing is not with things he already knows but with things he doesn't. You will want to socialize him with everything that he may see in his lifetime. So even if he will spend little time in his daily life with things like children you still need to get him used to them so there will never be an issue.
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