Island Of Misfits

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Good luck brother! I agree that the only way to socialize a dog is to allow them time around other people and dogs in a controlled setting.

We socialized our pups as soon as it was safe from an immunology standpoint, but the way we socialize adult rescues is to first train them to reliably respond to command and then paying close attention to their interactions with other dogs present off leash, so as to control a male dominance or female in heat embroglio before it gets too far out of hand.

Dogs love other dogs and watching the joy on their faces playing with each other suggests that it is uplifting to their spirits. The bonus to me has been that it is uplifting to my spirits to watch, plus because I like dogs, those present usually figure that out and come over to say hi and get their butts scratched, which is uplifting as well.
Speaking of uplifting...

 

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