Morgan_EnglishMastiff
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Hi All,
There's some great advice on this forum and I'm sure this won't be the last time I post here...
We're new proud owners of our 10.5 week old English Mastiff - Morgan. We've only had her a few days now (picked her up 3 days ago) but she's quite a joy to be around and acclimatizing very well! Already used to the leash, knows her name, house-trained, etc.
We had a question with socialization and getting her used to the sounds/people of the city. She came from a remote farm quite far outside the city and since then she's done quite well adapting to the city lifestyle. When we're outside she gets quite skiddish around people who don't come down to her level. Loud noises, big foreign objects, loud trucks on the street, etc.
We want to make sure we're doing the right thing when introducing her to these things so she doesn't develop any insecurities/behaviours. Some of these things she encounters on her daily pee break and we can do nothing to stop it.
When should we start introducing all these different things? Any advice on how to go about it?
We will be starting puppy kindergarten next week.
There's some great advice on this forum and I'm sure this won't be the last time I post here...
We're new proud owners of our 10.5 week old English Mastiff - Morgan. We've only had her a few days now (picked her up 3 days ago) but she's quite a joy to be around and acclimatizing very well! Already used to the leash, knows her name, house-trained, etc.
We had a question with socialization and getting her used to the sounds/people of the city. She came from a remote farm quite far outside the city and since then she's done quite well adapting to the city lifestyle. When we're outside she gets quite skiddish around people who don't come down to her level. Loud noises, big foreign objects, loud trucks on the street, etc.
We want to make sure we're doing the right thing when introducing her to these things so she doesn't develop any insecurities/behaviours. Some of these things she encounters on her daily pee break and we can do nothing to stop it.
When should we start introducing all these different things? Any advice on how to go about it?
We will be starting puppy kindergarten next week.