23/06/2025
This explains it so well… 🐾 How to correctly socialise your dog 🐶
Socialisation is a term that many struggle to define.
It's often confused with play, but play is a completely separate and important skill.
In a world that pushes constant interaction ….where dogs are expected to greet and play with every other dog they see, we can unintentionally create a dog who views every other dog as a source of excitement.
This isn’t socialisation… and it never was.
A better way to think about socialisation is acclimation, helping your dog adjust to everything the world offers, not just other dogs.
Weather
Surfaces
Animals
Crowds of people, all ethnicities, ages, and movement styles
Noises
Scents
That’s just a taste of what true socialisation really is.
Acceptance is another way to view it.
Accepting, not reacting.
Building positive associations.
That is true socialisation.
