Hello Here in the UK we're in lockdown, which includes only to leave the house for essential exercise, food shop, work and meet with one other person outside, remaining 2m apart. Our puppy is 10 weeks old so it is prime socialisation time for her - any advice on how we can get her the best range of interactions in a covid-safe manner? Are there any really crucial people/ nosies/ things she should meet, that we should prioritise? Luckily we live in a large village surrounded by countryside with lots of friendly dog walkers who are letting our Bella meet their dogs while we hold her (second vaccination today so can go down in a week) plus people with masks can have a cuddle. She's seen lorries, bikes, skateboards, trains, horses, cows, traffic... we have a six yr old human child and a cat.... Don't want to be explaining to a policeman reason we're driving to a beach coz puppy has never seen the sea! **joke we don't have the coast in our local area so won't be travelling that far**
Hi again, Pippa has written about socialising a puppy during the pandemic on our Dogsnet site - you might find it helpful
We had to do this with Flo when we got her in October! It's so hard! We took her to a park and sat on bench, lots of people, bikes, scooters etc but also other wildlife and just let her take it in. A supermarket bench was recommended and we did that a few times, to get used to lots of people being around - both daytime and nighttime. We also found a dog walking company and booked for her to attend puppy walks, which were great for us - it got her used to being with other dogs but other people (we did do our homework on this, ie looking at dbs checks, their insurance etc we had also been recommended by a few dog owners in the area who use them)
