Your Puppy will pass through many stages as he grows and develops. Many Puppy owners are shocked, surprised or downright freaked out about the way that their cute little Puppy is behaving. Just check the stage of development that the little guy (or gal) is in…it explains a lot (like he isn’t crazy). Behaviors can [...]
Stages of Development
Scott and Fuller define these stages of social and behavioral development in puppies: neonatal, transitional, socialization and juvenile. They also note a fear period around 8 to 10 weeks of age, and a second fear period between 4 and 11 months of age. Hastings’ classification of developmental stages is similar although she includes [...]