mrv
Posted : 2/18/2008 9:43:29 AM
Around here, you typically need shot documentation that almost always has puppies about 12 weeks old...A few are at 10 but not many.
You can socialize (depending on the weather) by using regular strip shopping malls. Go for short periods of time and work on loose lead walking and greeting a person here and there. There are lots of new sights and sounds which is just as much socialization as people and other pets are. Look for locations that have odd, or noisey (make sure you are far enough away it is interesting not scarey) or have unusual surfaces (large gravel, sand, ramps, stairs) which can also be used for exposure.
Depending on the time of day, socialize on a sidewalk while kids are outside at recess. Go to college campuses at class changes.