For your convenience, we have gathered a variety of resources to aid in your decision-making process. Every species and breed has unique characteristics, and the closer those characteristics match your lifestyle, the healthier your relationship will be.
As a new puppy owner, your responsibility is to continue the socialization process started by his or her littermates or breeder. Exposing your new pet to a variety of different stimuli (people, other animals, loud noises, etc.) helps acclimate your puppy to new experiences and helps ensure your pet has positive responses to the same stimuli as an adult.
We recommend a few "fun visits" to NSVH so your puppy has positive experiences at our clinic. Come in any time and tell the front desk you are here for a socialization visit, and they will know what to do. This is also a good way to get your puppy comfortable with car rides.
We encourage you to take your new puppy to a puppy socialization class or "puppy kindergarten". There are a number of training organizations in our area who offer this type of class.
Contact us for more information on proper pet socialization.
As a new puppy owner, your responsibility is to continue the socialization process started by his or her littermates or breeder. Exposing your new pet to a variety of different stimuli (people, other animals, loud noises, etc.) helps acclimate your puppy to new experiences and helps ensure your pet has positive responses to the same stimuli as an adult.
We recommend a few "fun visits" to NSVH so your puppy has positive experiences at our clinic. Come in any time and tell the front desk you are here for a socialization visit, and they will know what to do. This is also a good way to get your puppy comfortable with car rides.
We encourage you to take your new puppy to a puppy socialization class or "puppy kindergarten". There are a number of training organizations in our area who offer this type of class.
Contact us for more information on proper pet socialization.