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Can I ask a daft question about socialising a puppy?

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VanGoSunflowers · 22/05/2025 17:19

Getting an 8 week old Labrador puppy in a couple of weeks time.
I am taking some time off work to help him settle in. Obviously, he won’t be fully vaccinated by then but I read this is an important point for socialising so I was planning to get him out and about and used to the car once he seems settled with me.
I read that they cannot be put down on the ground in a public place until fully vaccinated and to carry them if you want to get them out and about… but then read that they need to wee so often… how do you do that and not get weed on?
This is probably such a daft question but I really want to do as much right as I can and trying to figure out the logistics of it all - socialising, toilet training, settling in and still allowing them to sleep for so many hours a day is throwing me a bit!

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SpanielsGalore · 23/05/2025 11:28

Sounds like a plan. 😁
Every puppy is different, so it really is a play it by ear situation. Some puppies can be left home alone early on. Some can't. Some will cope with crowds and noise. Some won't. And they develop so quickly - what is overwhelming one week, they can cope with the next.
For my puppy's first vaccinations, she was very quiet and nervous at the vets as it was her first time out. Two weeks later for the second jab, she was all over everyone like a rash. 😂

lilyowens · 24/05/2025 14:07

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