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Originally Posted by 2RescuedDobies  I would have to strongly disagree. At my SCH club the puppies have been coming since 12 weeks. If you wait until 1 you miss out on golden opportunities to lay your foundation. Check out Purely Positive Training by Sheila Booth and Gary Patterson's Shaping the Behavior. Now is the time for laying the foundation for focus work and obedience. Take him everywhere expose him to as much as you can. |
I tend to fall into this line of thinking myself, but there are others who disagree, specifically in regards to protection. The line of thinking tends to be found more in Mecca (sorry, did I say that, I meant Germany), where some trainers are of the opinion that a dog is either going to do protection or not, and the waiting doesn't make a bit of difference.
I just didn't comment because I didn't want to start "the great training debate".