Manchester Terrier Association


The Puppy Socialisation Plan 


Until now there was no definitive plan for effectively socialising your puppy, which was resulting in rescue centres seeing increasing numbers of dogs coming to them with behavioural issues that could have been avoided with proper socialisation. In order to counteract this, the Kennel Club and Dogs Trust have jointly devised a socialisation plan for both breeders and new owners to follow as a step-by-step guide - it is called the Puppy Socialisation Plan. Both the Kennel Club and Dogs Trust recommend the Puppy Socialisation Plan as an effective plan for breeders and new owners to prepare their puppies as best they can for life as family pets. It is simple to complete, and can be tailored to suit you and your lifestyle, so it is highly recommended that novice breeders and new owners follow the Plan. 

It is critical that this is done from birth up to 16 weeks of age, otherwise important learning and development phases have passed. The Plan covers everything from getting used to household noises, to getting out and about and meeting new people and other dogs. Therefore, you need to plan and incorporate some extremely important life lessons during the early stages of your puppy's development, so that you end up with a well-balanced and sociable dog.  

 

You can find The Puppy Socialisation Plan located at - http://www.thepuppyplan.com/ 

 

SOCIALISATION CHART 

Tick a box for each encounter 

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Elderly people 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disabled people 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loud, confident people 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shy, timid people 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People in uniform 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

People wearing hats, crash helmets, masks etc. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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People wearing glasses, sunglasses etc. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delivery people e.g. postman, milkman, amazon 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AROUND THE HOME 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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