Socializing Your Human Companions

One of the very first things any doggie must do after joining a human family is to teach his or her humans good social skills. The most important of these skills is called The Cuddle.

Here is an illustration of a One-on-One Cuddle

This is a Two-on-One Cuddle

I call this variation the One-on-Two Cuddle

I must admit that I enjoy a Three-on-One Cuddle even more than the Two-on-One

Finally, here is the Sequential Group Cuddle, demonstrated by students at The Winston School

Socializing is an acquired skill for humans and must be practiced as often as possible. Humans are sensitive to different situations, and you must insist that your humans practice their socialization skills over and over again, and in as many different environments as possible. If humans are not well socialized, they might yell at other humans or other dogs, shake their fists, or snap and snarl. Definitely NOT acceptable behavior!

In my next post I'll discuss how you can train your humans to work for treats.

Wags 'n' woofs,

Quintzy