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Socialisation: the most important time in a puppy's life

In the first months your puppy learns to trust the world. Why quality matters more than quantity here and how to make good use of the sensitive phase.

In the first months of life, your puppy learns especially easily and lastingly what belongs to the normal, harmless world. This sensitive phase shapes how composed it goes through life later. A puppy that now gets to know a lot positively and without pressure usually becomes a considerably more confident and relaxed adult dog.

Trust as the foundation

Your puppy comes into the world with the need to build a secure bond with you. If you respond to it reliably, it learns to trust itself and its surroundings. This basic trust is the basis for everything else and can be laid especially well during this time.

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