100 Things in 100 Days

[MysticRealm]

So I am hoping to get my Standard Poodle Puppy in July of this next year. I of course want him highly socialized. He will get fairly socialized to other dogs and some scary sounds when he comes with me to my grooming shop but I want to do the 100 Things in 100 Days. I just need to think of 100 things.
What did you guys do for your 100 things (or even if you didn't do the 100 things what did ou make sure to expose your dog too)

One of the first things on my list would be horses as I have horses and want my pup to be comfortable in them. I have though of some others but want everyone elses thoughts.

 

[girlbuffalo1]

hmm

I've never heard of 100 things in 100 days--but I would list a few of my top ones as

1. CHILDREN
2. skateboards and skooters/bikes
3. Used to nail clipping
4. Used to being in any position (this is really great--on back, upside down, like a baby in your arms, ect--)
5. Dogs both huge and small
6. Hands in the food, wait for food--food taken away
7. Large objects like trash cans, signs, mail boxes ect
8. All sorts of music
9. Crate of course (probably should be near the top)
10. Traveling in a car

Boy I can probably think of 50 more but I'll let others chime in

 

[Mayasmydobe]

the sound of clippers (I have a 9 yr old min poodle that cannot stand clippers near her feet or face)
hair dryers
washer's and dryers (for clothes) I read somewhere that you should feed your dog on a running washer and dryer a few times, lol
timers (like stove timers) and other types of bells
doors slamming

 

[Lilavati]

1) The vaccuum
2) Cats
3) Small animals kept as pets (we didn't do this one right off and Sarama thinks my fiance's pet rats are snacks . . BAD!)
4) You in odd clothing
5) Being alone in a strange place (like the groomers)
6) The shower, both you and them in it (Sarama used to think the shower monster was eating me)
7)Traffic, especially heavy traffic
8) Buses/trucks/construction equipment
9)People of every color and with strange hairstyles, mannerisms, etc
10) old people
11) The mailman!

 

[puppylover2007]

i would agree with the vaccuum LOL.. everytime i got mine out cinni would think it was a monster and run and hide LOL. now, she approaches the vaccuum with playful likeness...

i would add the following:
- closet doors closing and opening ( cinni got closed up in one by my son LOL)
- family ( obvious)
- any kind of phone ringing
- humitifiers ( Thunder did not know what one was til my mom was here to visit and he got a little too close and the steam burned his nose, he is fine now, but, he will not go near one ever again!!!
- alarms of any sort ( clock, house, car)


there is a few i wish i got my babies use to, but, all said they are adjusting just fine.
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[MysticRealm]

thanks guys. all the grooming stuff he will be exposed to at a very young age as I am a groomer.

 

[Sadie'smama]

Timers definetly. Ever since the smoke detector went off (burned the darn dinner :lol-sign: ) Sadie has this issue with buzzers, timers or anything that dings.

 

[bubbatd]

All these should be done by the breeder !!!

 

[MysticRealm]

Obviously a good breeder does these things as much as possible, but I don't want to stop there and go 'ok my dog is socialized'. I think that would make me a pretty niave owner

 

[FoxyWench]

i agree grammy but mystic is right, no need to say "breeder did it i dont need to"

and mystic, when you get your poodle, LOTS of pictures...standards are a breed im thinking of for the distant future...

 

[malmo]

Things we've done for/to McGee:

1. Car rides
2. Carriers
3. Crate
4. Leash
5. Harness
6. Ear/Eye/Teeth check
7. Clipping toenails
8. Positions -- on back, touching belly, manipulating legs, etc.
9. Airport and airplane (she mostly slept though -- hopefully she remembers!)
10. Rain (I know you can't plan it but, I think they need to be used to walking in it)
11. Sweaters
12. People of all shapes and sizes -- men, women, children, babies. I had my nephews lie on the floor and planted treats all over them for McGee to find.
13. Tile, linoleum, carpet, hardwood, asphalt, concrete, grass, gravel
14. Walking in busy shopping district
15. Vet
16. Groomer
17. Pet store
18. At the pet store -- from the outside of the cage, she looked at birds, reptiles, guinea pigs, etc.
19. Walking on sidewalk near busy traffic
20. Sound of cars starting
21. People with hats
22. People with umbrellas
23. Big and small puppies at puppy play group
24. People of different ethnicities
25. (I wish there were going to be fireworks anytime soon)
26. Washer/dryer
27. Taking full bag out of the trash can
28. Folding laundry
29. Camera flashing in her face! (She's too cute to miss.)
30. Different shapes and sizes of beds
31. Keys
32. Crumpled paper
33. Garden hose
34. Lawn mower (from distance)
35. Hand-held vaccuum
36. Broom and mop
37. Ironing board
38. Big exercise ball
39. Walking in flip flops
40. Walking with a cane
41. Sunglasses
42. Picnic (blanket on grass)
43. Rocking chair
44. Baths and grooming
45. Mirrors (sometimes we also have her look at herself in big windows when we walk past)
46. Big boxes
47. Rolling chairs
48. New locations (my office, the store, my parents' house, friends homes, puppy play group, pet store, park, busy traffic, etc.)
49. Strangers handling her (they also do ear/eyes/teeth check)
50. How'm I doing?

 

[MysticRealm]

Excellent, so far I have 60

 

[OutlineACDs]

pots and pans rattling
go to walmart and push shopping carts around him
let him ride in a shopping cart
remote control toys
dogs barking
dogs running up and down fences
(you cant control this but) thunderstorms
vacuum
hair dryer
dremel
nails being clipped
take him to a play ground and walk him over the different surfaces
let him meet small animals
CATS, even if you don't have any.
contstruction
garbage trucks
people with different types of clothes on (big hats, coats etc)

 

[noludoru]

flapping tarps/blankets/etc in the wind
umbrellas
children screeching and playing
people roughhousing.. so she knows it's a game
crowds, like malls, schools, etc
ALL kinds of weather, not that that is something you can control
Dogs of all different colors, hair types, sizes, personalities, etc--same with people
dump trucks, trash trucks, that sort of thing
cows goats sheep.... etc

 

[Hillside]

Plastic tarps , grates, and other "odd" feelings under his feet.
balloons ( Ilearned this one the hard way.)
Policemen in uniform
UPS and postal workers.

 

[MysticRealm]

Thanks guys. I have my list on my other comp but I will let you know what number I am up to once I get to it and ad these onto there

 

[mrose_s]

One thing that is now high on my list is TRAFFIC

Buster could have never been socialised with traffic as he lived most of his life in a small town. Now as soon as I go somewhere slighly busy he gets relaly nervous. So if its possible, there you go.

Children, dogs, cats.
Rabbits or any prey type animal int he area?
stairs... but it was pretty funny seeing Harry and Mac try to work them for the first time at 2 years old.


lol, Hary used to love mums alarm. He's wake up to it, jump in the bed, lye across her and stare at it, the second it stopped it was TIME TO GET UP and he'd jump all over her.

 

[adojrts]

Standing for Measuring Height, in case in the future you decide to do Dog Sports.
Many dogs find this to be very scary.

 

[oc_spirit]

open bridges and/or planks across streams (you'd be surprised how many dogs are scared to cross these - I almost had a ad collision because I had Koyuk in lead and at the very last second she decided the bridge was going to collapse if she set a paw on it and HALTED with enough force to stop Ronan, cause OC and Koonie to run into them and me to nearly run into all 4 of them with my sled!)

Narrow areas such as a construction hallway

Dark allies

Being stepped over

penny cans and shakers

drunks

being stared at by strangers

not just the crate but the crate while it is being moved around too!

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LOL people have taken a lot of what I was going to say

 

[MysticRealm]

Thanks guys these are great. some I would have never thought of