大敦寵物醫療中心院長戴更基醫生 : 我摘錄一段文章及出處給您:
EARLY INTERVENTION: THE ROLE OF TRAINNING
Most dogs benefit from some form of trainning class,whether serious obedience trainning for show or obedience trainning for companion dogs.If a dog is participating in a current vaccination program, if it is well nourished and cared for, if no other animals present are overtly sick, and if good hygiene at the site is pracitced, puppies and start in a kindergarten style class as early as 8 weeks of age. Early exposure and enrichment should be encouraged(Hubrecht,1992)
There is no reason to isolate or restrict them until they complete all vaccinations;in fact,there are data to indicate that pups that are exposed with above restrictions have better immune responses when challenged(Jezyk,Personal communication, 1989). The earlier exposure to social and trainning situations occurs,the lower the probability of problems developing. At VHUP we start puppies as young as 8 weeks in a companion dog class designed for pups from 8 weeks to 6 months.
