How to Socialize a Puppy

This item is all about socializing your puppy to make him part of the family. You'll meet a new adoptive family and the breeder of their pup, and Dr. Stanley Coren. This video provides lots of advice on socialization - with lots of lively footage of boxer pups at the breeders, and at its new home with Graham, Jody and their daughter.

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