{"id":10809,"date":"2015-03-11T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puppy.kreatology.com\/?p=10809"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T00:23:36","slug":"puppy-socialisation-a-free-downloadable-checklist-for-you-o","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puppytales.com.au\/puppy-socialisation-a-free-downloadable-checklist-for-you-o\/","title":{"rendered":"Puppy Socialisation ~ A Free Downloadable Checklist for You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/puppytales.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Puppy-Socialisation-Checklist-Preview.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Socialising your puppy is an important part of their training and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Socialisation means learning to be part of society. When we talk about socialising puppies, we\u2019re talking about helping them learn to be comfortable as a pet and human companion within human society\u2014 a society that includes many different types of people, environments, buildings, sights, noises, smells, animals and other dogs. Extensive socialisation instils resilience in your puppy. As they grow up, this means that when the environment around them changes, they can cope because they are comfortable with things changing all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Socialisation is not just introducing other dogs. Thorough socialisation is about includes people, objects, noises, surfaces, anything your dog will encounter in its life. So be creative! Feed them from different bowls, walk them on different surfaces, expose them to different noises, introduce them to different types of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You want to get started with puppy socialisation from an early age. Puppies are most accepting of new experiences between 3 and 12 weeks old. After that age, they become more cautious of anything they haven\u2019t yet encountered. Depending on individual puppies, from between 12 to 18 weeks old the opportunity to easily socialise the puppy ends \u2014 the average is 16 weeks. With each passing week after this it becomes harder to get the pup to accept and enjoy something that he\u2019s initially wary of. It can be extremely difficult, and sometimes impossible, to teach an older dog to like something new, or help him become comfortable with something they find frightening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve put together a checklist to help get you started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may not be able to socialise them as a puppy to everything on this list, but why not make it a challenge to see just how many you can check off?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Puppy Socialisation Checklist Preview:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/puppytales.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Puppy-Socialisation-Checklist.jpg\" alt=\"Socialisation Checklist for Your New Puppy\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download your Free Puppy Socialisation Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class='fluentform ff-default fluentform_wrapper_91 ffs_default_wrap'><form data-form_id=\"91\" id=\"fluentform_91\" class=\"frm-fluent-form fluent_form_91 ff-el-form-top ff_form_instance_91_1 ff-form-loading ffs_default\" data-form_instance=\"ff_form_instance_91_1\" method=\"POST\" ><fieldset  style=\"border: none!important;margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;background-color: transparent!important;box-shadow: none!important;outline: none!important; min-inline-size: 100%;\">\n                    <legend class=\"ff_screen_reader_title\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;height: 0!important;text-indent: -999999px;width: 0!important;overflow:hidden;\">Horizontal Form - Puppy Socialisation Checklist<\/legend><input type='hidden' name='__fluent_form_embded_post_id' value='10809' \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_fluentform_91_fluentformnonce\" name=\"_fluentform_91_fluentformnonce\" value=\"f0267ece1c\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10809\" \/><div data-name=\"ff_cn_id_1\"  class='ff-t-container ff-column-container ff_columns_total_3 '><div class='ff-t-cell ff-t-column-1' style='flex-basis: 33.33%;'><div class='ff-el-group ff-el-form-hide_label'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label ff-el-is-required asterisk-right\"><label for='ff_91_input_text' id='label_ff_91_input_text' aria-label=\"Name\">Name<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><input type=\"text\" name=\"input_text\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" placeholder=\"Name*\" data-name=\"input_text\" id=\"ff_91_input_text\"  aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=true><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-t-cell ff-t-column-2' style='flex-basis: 33.33%;'><div class='ff-el-group ff-el-form-hide_label'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label ff-el-is-required asterisk-right\"><label for='ff_91_email' id='label_ff_91_email' aria-label=\"Email\">Email<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"ff_91_email\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" placeholder=\"Your Email Address*\" data-name=\"email\"  aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=true><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-t-cell ff-t-column-3' style='flex-basis: 33.33%;'><div class='ff-el-group ff-text-center ff_submit_btn_wrapper ff_submit_btn_wrapper_custom'><button class=\"ff-btn ff-btn-submit ff-btn-md ff_btn_style\" type=\"submit\" name=\"custom_submit_button-91_1\" data-name=\"custom_submit_button-91_1\"  aria-label=\"Grab your free Guide!\">Grab your free Guide!<\/button><style>form.fluent_form_91 .ff-btn-submit { background-color: #1a7efb; color: #ffffff; }<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/fieldset><\/form><div id='fluentform_91_errors' class='ff-errors-in-stack ff_form_instance_91_1 ff-form-loading_errors ff_form_instance_91_1_errors'><\/div><\/div>            <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n                window.fluent_form_ff_form_instance_91_1 = {\"id\":\"91\",\"ajaxUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/puppytales.com.au\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\",\"settings\":{\"layout\":{\"labelPlacement\":\"top\",\"helpMessagePlacement\":\"with_label\",\"errorMessagePlacement\":\"inline\",\"cssClassName\":\"\",\"asteriskPlacement\":\"asterisk-right\"},\"restrictions\":{\"denyEmptySubmission\":{\"enabled\":false}}},\"form_instance\":\"ff_form_instance_91_1\",\"form_id_selector\":\"fluentform_91\",\"rules\":{\"input_text\":{\"required\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}},\"email\":{\"required\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true,\"global_message\":\"This field is required\"},\"email\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field must contain a valid email\",\"global\":true,\"global_message\":\"This field must contain a valid email\"}}},\"debounce_time\":300};\n                            <\/script>\n            \n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Socialising your puppy is an important part of their training and development. 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