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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Socializing =/= interacting with other dogs. [b] Appropriate puppy "socialization" should really be named "acclimation".[/b] You want your puppy to think seeing other dogs/people/trucks/noises/surfaces/textures is normal and not worthy of any kind of response, positive or negative. It is just normal. A dog park is not socialization in any good way.[/quote] This. People try to "socialize" their dogs the way they try to force children to socialize and it's ridiculous. Dog parks are overstimulating environments that exacerbate bad habits. Add to that poor training and misunderstandings about how to actually raise and acclimatize a dog and you get problems. Zero breeds magically avoid those pitfalls. Dog parks are trouble waiting to happen.[/quote]
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