Attached to mother – allow mum to leave litter for short periods from 3 weeks
Mini separations – take take pup away from litter for short periods from week 3, 5 weeks is ideal – allow pup to see, hear and smell the litter at first – small amounts of stress
Crate train – initially 2 pups in crate, crate is in the pen next to the litter
How to create a secure attachment
Bowlby & Ainworth Attachment Theory
Caregiver that’s going to respond sensitively to pup’s needs, feel confident and secure
Promotes emotional, physical and social development
Types of attachment
Secure
Insecure avoidant
Insecure resistant
Ambivalent
Disorganised
Caregiver always available
Respond to pup’s needs, whatever they are
No punishment
Available if puppy is scared
Night time separation
Before pup
Set up area – play pen/crate
Where will pup sleep
Bring something from breeder smelling of litter
Warm, comfortable bed
Sleep with puppy, gradually increasing distance etc day
No crying it out – become sensitised to being left alone
Routine
Feed in sleeping area
Wait til tired before putting to bed
Confinement training
Crate
Playpen
Baby gates
Separation training
Don’t leave the ouse until pup can spend 30 mins away from you whilst you’re in the ouse
Building a bond
Activities
Trick training
No aversives
No frustration
Exploring with the pup
Hollow chew toy
Scent work
Trouble shooting
Too attached to one owner – share the nurturing between puppy – is owner encouraging independence
Waking at night – what’s waking the pup – same time every night look at routine feeding toileting etc – different times something specific is waking, film the pup
Frustration barking – work on wait/leave/ frustration tolerance
Not wanting to go in confinement area – has it been poisoned, something frightening happened, left for too long – reset confinement training, change location
Toileting -is it biological – if SA there will be other signs ; crying , drooling, panting, frantic on return
