Photo Credit: Mark Atwater
By Ed Bailey
When a reader asks how to fix a problem with a dog that barks, growls, or in any way threatens people or dogs, or is aggressive toward dogs for no apparent reason, or simply “doesn’t get along” with other dogs, my first two questions usually are: How old was the pup when you brought it home, and what do you know about how the breeder reared the pup? Depending on how these questions are answered, many more questions will be asked dealing specifically with the first 12 weeks of the pup’s life.
The time in a pup’s life from three weeks of age to 12 weeks (some will extend that to 14 weeks) is referred to as the “socialization period.” This...
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