I'm kind of searching for some help on how to google for what I'm looking for, Millie is now 4 months . Realized that after calculating her weeks , I loose track of time easily since I'm a housewife lol. My problem is that since I only lived in the USA 6 months now and don't really know anyone I don't know how to get Millie socialized. My mother in law got a old Boston terrier but I do not want Millie to meet him (he's old and snaps at everyone lately, even tried to bite my daughter while she didn't do anything to him). I would love to find some sort of facility for dogs with fences so I can go there and do some training in general but I can't figure out what that would be called in English. And we got some dog parks around but there's no children allowed in there so I'm stuck. My husband works 6days a week so I'm home with my daughter and Millie all the time.
My dog does his socialising at our dog club, at daycare and sometimes at the dog park. Since your dog parks don't allow kids, you could try exploring those other options - daycare and dog clubs. At our dog club you can do classes or you can just walk your dog or let them play with other dogs in a fenced area. That kind of option might be worth looking for in your area. Daycare will cost more money but if you found a good one that has plenty of staff and that doesn't just let dogs run riot all day it might be worth sending Millie there a day or two a week just to be with other dogs (and you could use the time to do non-doggy things with your daughter).
It isn't so important to socialise your pup with other dogs than to socialise her with people, traffic, schools, children, play areas, buses, trains etc etc. Walking in a busy area you will possibly pass other dogs on leads and teach her to walk past calmly and to ignore it. If you can find a training class, all to the good and there she can learn to socialise with other dogs in a correct way.
If you take your dog for a walk regularly at the same time, the same place you may get to meet other regular dog walkers. You could book your dog into dog care or a dog walker for one day a week or so.
Well where we live, out in the woods we barely see other people walking their dogs. And I am outside a lot, we live next to a road that leads to two main roads depending on which way you take, I know there's so many dogs around but other people just let their dogs out in their fenced in yards. I guess that is why a neighbor got so happy about seeing me walk and even made the comment that during her 11 years here she hasn't seen anyone else walk their dogs and when Millie built her stamina up we should take walks together. I might have to look into doggy daycare, I knew there is such a thing just didn't know what they call it here. Since we live where we do we meet a lot cars during the walks and Millie is doing better and better, she usually refuses to move while a car is passing us. I take her daily to go look at some cows and chickens and horses working on being able to pass them without any fuss and she's doing great. My goal is when I get my driver license here in the us that I will foster for rescues so I really want her used to other dogs. We did meet this one neighbors dog and she got so happy , no barking and very friendly to the other dog. I might just ask her if we can come over on some frequent days to get Millie some playmate.
Why don't you start by joining a dog training class - a puppy course perhaps. Can you get someone to mind your daughter for an hour while you do that? By joining a dog training class you will be able to get to know other people in your area that are also interested in training their dogs. With a bit of luck, you might find people who get together for social walks and outings etc. Charlie and I still meet people and their dogs that we went to puppy class with, 3.5 years ago. He is best pals with some of these dogs, I guess they got to know each other well when they were tiny.
I just did mail this resort/boarding/training place which is just 5minutes away from us with a car asking her if she gonna hold any obidience classes soon (she didn't answer the phone). I know she do it while it's summertimes with some later times which would mean my husband could take our daughter. I would ask someone to look after my daughter but my husbands relatives lives over an hour drive scattered all over the place. Including that the grandma just had a foot surgery so she is all wrapped up. Hopefully the government hurry up so I can apply for my driver license here..
