Well, after having a new puppy in my life for a few weeks, I thought I would post my 101 ideas for socialization. Feel free to add yours!  The point of all of these are to introduce your dog in a positive way to anything they may encounter in their lives.

  1. A large dog
  2. A small dog
  3. A fluffy dog (ever seen a dog freak out at a newfie?)
  4. Kids
  5. Babies
  6. Bikes
  7. Skateboards
  8. Boxes
  9. Agility Tunnels
  10. Wire crates
  11. Airline crates
  12. Lawn Mower
  13. Leaf Blower
  14. School buses
  15. Garbage trucks
  16. Kids in helmets
  17. People in large coats
  18. People with disabilities
  19. Wheelchairs
  20. Sliding opening doors
  21. Mirrors
  22. Men with beards
  23. People wearing baseball hats and glasses
  24. Fireworks (carefully people!)
  25. Gunfire – especially if you want to hunt your dog, again, CAREFULLY!
  26. Gravel
  27. Grass
  28. Pet Stores
  29. Dog Parks
  30. Swings
  31. Slides
  32. Stairs
  33. Deck material
  34. Water (safely)
  35. Bath tubs
  36. Balloons
  37. Bubble Wrap
  38. Eat out of Plastic bowls
  39. Eat out of ceramic bowls
  40. The vets office
  41. The vet
  42. Training facility
  43. Sand
  44. The beach
  45. Different types of brushes
  46. A friends house
  47. Elevators
  48. Joggers
  49. Cats
  50. Farm animals
  51. Party hats
  52. Harnesses
  53. Different types of leashes
  54. Gentle leader ( I think every dog should learn to wear one – its good for handling their faces)
  55. Nail clippers
  56. Dremel
  57. Dog day care – every puppy should go once or twice
  58. Being held by a stranger
  59. Having a friend hold their lead while you walk away
  60. Shopping carts
  61. Little shopping carts (that kids can push)
  62. Hair dryer
  63. Remote control cars
  64. Baby toys
  65. Toys that make noise
  66. Different shapes of toys
  67. Kongs
  68. Rope toys
  69. Tags on their collar
  70. Socks on their feet
  71. Bandanna around their neck
  72. Visit to the groomer
  73. Touching their teeth
  74. Rubbing their gums
  75. Brushing their teeth
  76. Walk by a barking dog (always reward your puppy for being quiet!)
  77. Wobble board
  78. Weave poles
  79. Go under a table
  80. Go under a chair
  81. Eat from a buster cube
  82. Eat from a tug a jug
  83. Pop some balloons
  84. Have their ears cleaned with baby wipes or tissues (carefully)
  85. Kids in costumes
  86. Doorbell ringing (ignore the puppy early on so they dont get doorbell barky for attention!)
  87. A pizza person
  88. A mail person
  89. A UPS person
  90. Vacuum cleaner
  91. A large broom
  92. Short jumps
  93. Go under a bar of some kind
  94. Kids running and screaming
  95. Kids playing a sport
  96. Honking cars
  97. Car alarms
  98. Standing on tables (like at the vets office)
  99. Elderly People
  100. Someone with a “different” voice
  101. Girls wearing long flowy dresses