Most Puppies Are Socialized Wrong

🐾 Follow Josie’s puppy journey from the start: ➡️ Full Puppy Training Series:    • The Complete Guide to Raising a Confident,...   Most puppy owners are told to socialize their puppies everywhere — but doing too much too fast can actually overwhelm a young puppy. In this video I explain how I approach puppy socialization with my own puppy Josie, how to recognize signs of stress, and how to build confidence through simple training games. This is Week 4 of my New Puppy Training Series, where I document how I raise and train a puppy step-by-step using modern, reward-based training. ▶ Watch the complete Puppy Training Series playlist here:    • The Complete Guide to Raising a Confident,...   Week 1: Bringing Puppy Home - The First Week    • The First Week With a Puppy: What I Do (an...   Week 2: If You Want A Calmer Puppy ....    • If You Want A Calmer Puppy - Do This!   Week 3: When your Puppy Ignores you outside    • My Puppy Ignores Me Outside - And How I Fi...   Week 4: Puppy Socialization (this video) Week 5: Tiring out your Puppy is a Mistake    • Tiring Out Your Puppy Is A Mistake - Here'...   Week 6: Why Puppies Pull on the Leash (And How to Fix It)    • The SECRET to Easy Leash Walking With Your...   Week 7: Why Your Puppy Bites (and How to actually Stop It)    • Your Puppy Bites Because of This (Not What...   2 Food Toys That Keep My Puppy Busy (And Save My Sanity)    • 2 Food Toys That Keep My Puppy Busy (And S...   What you'll learn in this video • What puppy socialization really means • Why too much exposure can backfire • Signs that your puppy may be overwhelmed • My approach to safe, thoughtful socialization • A fun recall game to build engagement • Boundary games to teach calm behavior around other dogs • Using enrichment to help puppies relax after stimulation Recommended products (Some links below are affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.) Lick Mat: https://amzn.to/40OalUr Boundary (dog bed): https://amzn.to/4tQg0Xq Subscribe for the rest of the series. New puppy training videos every week as I raise and train Josie. Subscribe here:    / @pawsomeconnection   Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:53 What does “Socialize” mean? 1:21 Should we follow a puppy socialization list? 2:04 Problems with common socialization strategies 2:30 My approach to socializing Josie 3:08 Things to avoid 4:07 Things to focus on 5:34 FUNder is a great recall game 8:02 Multi-dog Boundary Games session 12:23 Lick Mat 13:00 Summing it up 13:26 What’s Next: Creating a Calm Puppy