Case in point: I had a student with a Chow Chow puppy. She followed my recommendation with her 8 week old puppy. The second day the pup was home, she invited all her friends and their friendly, healthy, vaccinated leashed dogs to her home. She did this once per week, after the second visit, one dog at a time was allowed off leash to play with the puppy. When that puppy was 16 weeks of age, that puppy was as friendly with everyone and every dog as if it was a Golden Retriever. Usually Chows are much more reserved regarding strangers and strange dogs. Not this pup. She also did this with a second Chow puppy... same result.
So long as she avoids any harsh social interactions with her dogs into the future, her dogs are going to be friendly and safe with strangers. We blunted the suspicious nature of her dogs. The long term will be a well balanced set of dogs that will be all a Chow Chow should be when an adult.
Got a pup? This is what I do.
Plan accordingly.
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