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puppy's first outing!!

  • 21-08-2014 6:40pm
    #1
    angeldaisy
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    Okay, Elly has only had her 1st set of vaccinations as far as I know. She was found wandering about 4 weeks ago and nothing really was known about her.

    So when can I take her put in public?? I was hoping to pop in to a local dog show on Sunday because they're doing half price microchipping. Would I be mad to take her??


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  • #2
    DBB
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    Yes, you would be mad to bring her! You should most certainly NOT bring her to a public area where there is a risk that there have been other unvaccinated dogs present.
    Here's a brochure from Merial, the vaccination manufacturers, that tells you what's safe and what's not until the vaccinations are complete:

    http://www.merial.co.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/120103_Merial_Puppy_leaflet_final.pdf


  • #3
    angeldaisy
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    DBB wrote: »
    Yes, you would be mad to bring her! You should most certainly NOT bring her to a public area where there is a risk that there have been other unvaccinated dogs present.
    Here's a brochure from Merial, the vaccination manufacturers, that tells you what's safe and what's not until the vaccinations are complete:

    http://www.merial.co.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/120103_Merial_Puppy_leaflet_final.pdf

    Figured as much! thanks for the link.

    DBB just reading that leaflet it mentions about the need for socialisation even before vaccination has finished. Would introducing her to family and friends with dogs be enough??


  • #4
    muddypaws
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    When did she have her first vaccination?


  • #5
    angeldaisy
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    muddypaws wrote: »
    When did she have her first vaccination?

    I vaccinated her on Tuesday when we got her, on the assumption that she hadn't been done at all.

    I'm just conscious that 4mth is a crucial point for socialisation


  • #6
    DBB
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    angeldaisy wrote: »
    I'm just conscious that 4mth is a crucial point for socialisation

    Wellll, strictly speaking, if it's real, proper socialising you want to do with her, it's too late!
    The Socialisation Period lasts from 3 to about 12 weeks, when it starts to fade away, ending by about 16 weeks, although there are breed variations. Socialisation, in the pure behavioural sense, means getting a very young puppy acclimatised and used to lots of different living beings, lots of different situations, lots of different noises, movements, objects etc.
    Once the pup has reached the 12 week mark, if she hasn't been exposed to, say, very young children at this stage, it's just getting a wee bit too late to start. All of the important life social skills need to be in place by 12 weeks, and from that point on (ish), the pup is building on what she already knows.
    So, at 4 months, she's at at the building stage! That's not to belittle the importance of this post-Socialisation phase, it is really important and it is from now on that she'll start to learn more about adult dog behaviour, because by 6 months she's a sub-adult herself. Social interactions tend to be a little bit more robust from this point on, as a general rule.


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  • #7
    angeldaisy
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    Ok, luckily she seems to be very calm and placid so far.

    I'm just conscious that Tara our other dog wasn't socialised, she was 2 when we got her and it's taken 2 yrs to get her as far as we have.

    Have to look for socialisation classes for her!


  • #8
    DBB
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    Funnily enough, young pups that have been through the rescue process can be pretty robust, from the point of view that although it's all stressful, they are being handled, transported, getting to see new places, and as a result they have a bit more life experience than a pup born and raised in a shed or a quiet home!
    This is going to sound odd, but pups that come from *a certain ethnic group* are very often bombproof.. they've seen it all by a very young age!


  • #9
    angeldaisy
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    DBB wrote: »
    This is going to sound odd, but pups that come from *a certain ethnic group* are very often bombproof.. they've seen it all by a very young age!

    Interesting that you say this, we have a suspicion that this pup is one of many emerging from a 'certain' area. Both mum and pups are allowed to roam resulting in far too many litters for the poor mom.


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