We brought our 12 week old Beauceron, Remy (short for Remornia, we’re nerds) home on Friday. She was understandably very nervous at first, but she’s really starting to come out of her shell. We wanted to give her at least a few days to just get to know us, start to learn leash walking, etc before introducing her to other people or new places. We did some “world watching” in our neighborhood today (sitting on a bench observing cars and birds) which was really nice to see her take in with more confidence!
A lot of things I’ve read and watched say to start socializing right away at this age, but usually they had the puppy from 8 weeks, so I feel a little behind the game. I don’t want to push her too fast. When did/would you recommend going to some new places as part of our daily routine? We start our puppy class in 2 weeks, but we’re very committed to doing this right!
Also some background- we’re obviously only on 2.5 days with her, but she’s great in her crate for nap time and nights (with a little reassurance), and is picking up leash walking like a little pro. She had a little loss of appetite Friday night/Saturday morning (was still eating, just not her whole portion) but has been much more voracious today and drinking well.
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