Hey everyone! 👋
So we’re finally getting our Havanese puppy on December 29th — he’ll be 12 weeks old by then! We actually arranged this date with the breeder because we were going on holidays before that, and it just would’ve been too complicated to bring him home earlier.
The upside is that when we do bring him home, we’ll have three full weeks off to focus 100% on him — training, bonding, and just getting him settled in.
But lately I’ve been getting a bit nervous… he’s been growing up in a really rural, countryside environment, and we live right in the city center of Paris. I’m worried that the sudden change at 12 weeks — new people, new noises, new smells, traffic, etc. — might be overwhelming or affect his socialization window.
Has anyone else brought a puppy home around that age from the countryside to a busy city Did your pup adapt okay? Any tips on helping him adjust smoothly without too much stress? Should I be doing anything special to make sure he gets enough socialization in that first week or two?
I just want to make sure we’re setting him up for success — we’re so excited to welcome him, I just don’t want the big change to be too much for the little guy.
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