Helping puppies discover the world

Help make sense of a puppy's first encounters with people, sounds, surfaces and places. These scenarios ask how to adjust a discovery to the puppy's response instead of simply collecting new experiences.

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Helping puppies discover the world

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  1. 1. A safe new surface makes your puppy hesitate. What is preferable?

    A safe new surface makes your puppy hesitate. What is preferable?
  2. 2. The vet advises avoiding public ground for now. How might the puppy still observe the world?

    The vet advises avoiding public ground for now. How might the puppy still observe the world?
  3. 3. Your puppy is comfortable on a brief first outing. What is a sensible next step?

    Your puppy is comfortable on a brief first outing. What is a sensible next step?
  4. 4. What should you look for in a puppy class?

    What should you look for in a puppy class?
  5. 5. Before the vaccination course is complete, which plan is most appropriate?

    Before the vaccination course is complete, which plan is most appropriate?
  6. 6. The puppy wants to greet, but the other dog moves away. What should you respect?

    The puppy wants to greet, but the other dog moves away. What should you respect?
  7. 7. Your puppy has met several dogs. Does that cover every kind of early discovery?

    Your puppy has met several dogs. Does that cover every kind of early discovery?
  8. 8. At the start of an approved walk, nearby traffic worries your puppy. What adjustment helps?

    At the start of an approved walk, nearby traffic worries your puppy. What adjustment helps?
  9. 9. Despite easier steps, your puppy remains very frightened by ordinary experiences. What is appropriate?

    Despite easier steps, your puppy remains very frightened by ordinary experiences. What is appropriate?
  10. 10. Your adult dog wants to rest away from the new puppy. What arrangement helps?

    Your adult dog wants to rest away from the new puppy. What arrangement helps?
  11. 11. A checklist encourages many encounters in one day. What should take priority?

    A checklist encourages many encounters in one day. What should take priority?
  12. 12. You want the puppy to accept routine body checks. How should practice begin?

    You want the puppy to accept routine body checks. How should practice begin?
  13. 13. How can you make the first introduction to a vacuum cleaner easier?

    How can you make the first introduction to a vacuum cleaner easier?
  14. 14. Your puppy is unsure about a visitor's large hat. What is appropriate?

    Your puppy is unsure about a visitor's large hat. What is appropriate?
  15. 15. Before a long car journey, what can help your puppy prepare?

    Before a long car journey, what can help your puppy prepare?
  16. 16. You use a recording to introduce an unfamiliar sound. How should you start?

    You use a recording to introduce an unfamiliar sound. How should you start?
  17. 17. The puppy becomes worried when you raise the recording volume. What now?

    The puppy becomes worried when you raise the recording volume. What now?
  18. 18. Your puppy sees another dog and cannot settle. What should you change first?

    Your puppy sees another dog and cannot settle. What should you change first?
  19. 19. One puppy repeatedly retreats while another keeps chasing. What should you do?

    One puppy repeatedly retreats while another keeps chasing. What should you do?
  20. 20. The first months have passed. Should positive discoveries stop completely?

    The first months have passed. Should positive discoveries stop completely?
Questions covered in this exam
  1. Your puppy has met several dogs. Does that cover every kind of early discovery?
  2. A checklist encourages many encounters in one day. What should take priority?
  3. Before the vaccination course is complete, which plan is most appropriate?
  4. The vet advises avoiding public ground for now. How might the puppy still observe the world?
  5. At the start of an approved walk, nearby traffic worries your puppy. What adjustment helps?
  6. Your puppy is comfortable on a brief first outing. What is a sensible next step?
  7. Your puppy sees another dog and cannot settle. What should you change first?
  8. The puppy wants to greet, but the other dog moves away. What should you respect?
  9. One puppy repeatedly retreats while another keeps chasing. What should you do?
  10. Your adult dog wants to rest away from the new puppy. What arrangement helps?
  11. Your puppy is unsure about a visitor's large hat. What is appropriate?
  12. How can you make the first introduction to a vacuum cleaner easier?
  13. You use a recording to introduce an unfamiliar sound. How should you start?
  14. The puppy becomes worried when you raise the recording volume. What now?
  15. You want the puppy to accept routine body checks. How should practice begin?
  16. A safe new surface makes your puppy hesitate. What is preferable?
  17. Before a long car journey, what can help your puppy prepare?
  18. What should you look for in a puppy class?
  19. The first months have passed. Should positive discoveries stop completely?
  20. Despite easier steps, your puppy remains very frightened by ordinary experiences. What is appropriate?

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