Brevig
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So I've been reading some posts on the forum that have made me rethink socialization. Below are 2 quotes that hit the hardest:
"But you do not let them greet or play with other people and dogs, just you, this is proper socializing. Strangers and their dogs are neutral and everything good now is with you. If your dog is never allowed to go on there own to met strangers they won’t try to leave you because they are expecting a play session with their favorite person, You!!!"
"as far as socialization, bring him out and about. Go places with him, however don’t let people pet him or interact with him, same thing with strangers dogs. Socializing isn’t having him interact with everyone you come in contact with, it’s him learning “yes there are other people and dogs out there. However I don’t need to interact with them”."
So what I'm wondering, is if that applies also to a dog which has 0 interaction with other dogs, or is it important for a Doberman to have some dog/dog socialization?
"But you do not let them greet or play with other people and dogs, just you, this is proper socializing. Strangers and their dogs are neutral and everything good now is with you. If your dog is never allowed to go on there own to met strangers they won’t try to leave you because they are expecting a play session with their favorite person, You!!!"
"as far as socialization, bring him out and about. Go places with him, however don’t let people pet him or interact with him, same thing with strangers dogs. Socializing isn’t having him interact with everyone you come in contact with, it’s him learning “yes there are other people and dogs out there. However I don’t need to interact with them”."
So what I'm wondering, is if that applies also to a dog which has 0 interaction with other dogs, or is it important for a Doberman to have some dog/dog socialization?