Socializing Your Golden Retriever

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Socializing Your Golden Retriever
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Socializing your Golden Retriever is very
important. As you may already know, all dog
breeds behave different in front of strangers,
with some dogs choosing to ignore people
altogether. They may choose to glance at
someone, then go on to pay no attention to
him. On the other hand, some dogs are the total
opposite and love to meet everyone they can.
These types of dogs love attention, and will take
any attention they can get.
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Some Golden Retrievers are happy with those they
have come to know in their own family, or those
they have selected to be friends. Others on the
other hand, may feel comfortable just around
those of the same sex. Most Goldens like
children, although there are a few rare cases in
which certain types of Golden Retrievers like
adults but not children. This is extremely rare,
and is normally due to the way they were bred or
raised.
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When your puppy is between the ages of 8 weeks
and 8 months, socializing him is extremely
important. During this time, you should always do
everything you can to ensure that your Golden
Retriever meets other people. Although he may be
shy at first and not have much interaction, he
will eventually come around. You will need to be
patient with him during these times, as he will
need quite a bit of reassurance from you.Your
dogs parents also contribute to
socialization.
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If the parents of your Golden Retriever were
good with people and other dogs, the gene could
very well be passed on to your dog. On the other
hand, if the parents were shy or aggressive dogs,
those genes could be passed on as well. Pups
inherit the traits of their parents ,which is why
it is very important to make sure that the dogs
being bred are compatible with each other -and
share a passive temperament.
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If your puppy was separated from his mother
before he reached the age of seven weeks, he
wont learn many of the social signals taught to
him by his mom and his siblings. Golden Retriever
pups that are brought to a new home earlier than
seven weeks will normally tend to end up nippy or
aggressive around people. Although they may be
aggressive towards people, they may be shy or
fearful around other dogs, as they lack the
social skills needed to be themselves.
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Sometimes, if a puppy was injured or frightened
during his early years, he can end up with a
state of trauma. This type of thing leaves a
huge scar in the mind of a puppy, making it very
hard for him to get past it. Most Golden
Retriever pups that have been injured or
frightened by an individual never get past
it. They may end up fearing humans in
general, or being very aggressive towards them
when they feel frightened. When you take your
puppy home for the first time, you should always
make him feel welcomed, and never let anyone or
anything harm him.
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To better socialize your Golden Retriever, you
should always make sure that he gets plenty of
interaction with other people and other dogs in
his breed. This way, your Golden will learn how
to socialize at any early age. When he gets older
in life, he will carry these skills with him.
Golden Retrievers that are sheltered or not given
the proper amount of interaction will turn
out shy towards people and other dogs.
With your Golden being your companion for
life - you should always ensure that he
gets the socialization he needs.
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