Socialization of American Bully puppies
Welcome to the American Bully kennel «Dognik Bulls». We have been working since 2011 and were among the first to bring American Bullies to Europe. At this moment, we work with dogs of the «pocket», «standard», «classic» types.
I will share with you my experience of socializing American Bully puppies. By nature and character, American Bullies are soft dogs, so you always need to be affectionate and kind with them.
We begin socializing puppies from the moment of birth. In the first weeks of life, while the puppies’ eyes are still closed and they do not walk, we often pick them up, stroke them, talk to the puppies. We massage their paws and ears. We put a lot of different toys in their enclosure so that they crawl and develop their tactile receptors. From the age of three weeks, American Bully puppies already have open eyes and they begin to stand on their paws. At this age, we take the puppies out to a huge outdoor enclosure. They can walk there a lot, listen to the street noise, the wind, get used to the sun and rain, to all the surrounding sounds. It seems that these are all very simple and basic things. But believe me, an experienced dog breeder. If you buy an American Bully puppy that has not seen the street for two or three months, has not walked a lot and well, has not met different people and children — such a puppy will have poor socialization. In the future, he will get used to any situation worse and longer, be wary of strangers, and may even bark at people.
So, our American Bully puppies begin to walk. Every day they contact me, my husband and our one-year-old daughter. Absolutely all of our adult dogs (American Bullies and American Pit Bull Terriers) have access to the puppies’ outdoor walking enclosure. Through the bars of the enclosure, the puppies get to know the adult dogs. They often play with them, running along the enclosure. And when one of the adult dogs sticks its nose through the bars, the puppies lick its nose.
Our neighbors also come to visit us. So the American Bully puppies are socialized even more and get to know children aged from two to seventeen. Our neighbors have six children and it’s great. Also, from three weeks old, each puppy has its own collar, in which it walks. This is how the puppies get used to the collars.
In the outdoor enclosure, the puppies have several mattresses, different beds, a tube-tunnel, along which they happily run, and many different toys. From early morning until 10 o’clock in the evening, our American Bully puppies run in the enclosure (the enclosure is 25 square meters). There is also a canopy from the sun and rain. Twice a day, we also let the puppies run around the entire territory of the kennel. To study every bush and every stone. Climb on every bench and look into every window.
At 8 weeks, the puppies get their first vaccination and we start walking them. This is how the puppies get used to walking, cars, busy streets and a leash. We do not walk small puppies in places where dogs gather, because we do not want small puppies to catch any infection. But we socialize American Bully puppies by walking them in the forest, in parks, near roads. We also accustom the puppies to traveling in the car.
All our puppies are trained from childhood to understand such important commands as «can» and «cannot». In the future, this makes it easier and faster for the American Bully puppy to adapt to a new family.
If you want your American Bully puppy to be well socialized, do as we do. If you are just looking for where to buy a socialized American Bully puppy, write to us:
Email: dognikb@gmail.com
Instagram: dognikbulls
We pay great attention to the health of our American Bullies, the selection of breeding pairs and the upbringing of American Bullies. We can talk to you about this personally if you decide to buy an American Bully puppy from the «Dognik Bulls» kennel. Our puppies live in 25 countries on several continents. We will help with delivery to any country.
Respectfully, Veronika Voitovska. Owner of the American Bully kennel «Dognik Bulls». Doctor. Expert cynologist. Judge of American Bully shows in the European Union. Zoopsychologist.
Socialization of American Bully puppies