SOCIALIZATION CHECKLIST
Remember: NEVER FORCE YOUR DOG THROUGH ANY SITUATION!!! Watch for
signs of fear. Whether or not to approach an object/person is always “puppy’s choice”!!!
HUMANS
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HUMANS IN UNIFORM
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□ Adults
□ police
□ Babies
□ firefighters
□ Toddlers
□ postal workers
□ Children
□ vet clinic staff
□ Teenagers
□ ambulance attendants
□ Seniors
□ meter readers
□ Both genders
□ telephone worker
□ Different ethnics
□ workman/repairman
□ All the above: sitting; standing; laying down; on the floor; on a chair; coming in a door; out of a door;
laughing; talking loud; knocking; running; jumping.
FRIENDLY CRITTERS
□ Healthy dogs
□ Puppies
□ Small pets (hamsters)
□ Large birds (geese)
□ Cats
□ Livestock (goat,horse)
□ Caged birds
□ In the wild (squirrels)
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HUMANS WEARING
□ raincoats/ umbrellas
□ hats/ sunglasses
□ beards
□ helmets
□ costumes
□ strange hairdos
□ shaved heads
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HUMANS WITH
□ Canes
□ Crutches
□ Legs in cast
□ Metal frame walkers
□ Wheelchairs
□ Guide dogs
□ Baby carriages
□ Baby carriers
□ Back packs
□ Luggage
□ wagons
□ shopping cart
□ limps or odd gaits
□ toys (bats, balls)
□ large packages
□ large backpacks
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ATHETIC HUMANS
□ Joggers
□ Skate boarders/ bladers
□ cyclists
□ baseball/football
□ skiers
□ sleds
□ boats (canoe, sails)
□ runners
□ people swimming
□ hackysack/soccer
□ martial arts
□ bikes
□ weight lifters
□ aerobics
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EVENTS
□ Parade
□ Hot air balloon
□ People singing
□ Live music band
□ Farmers market
□ Beach party/bonfires
□ Santa clause
□ Rodeo
□ Fairs
□ Sporting events
□ Clowns/ Mimes
□ People dancing
□ Rush hour
□ Rally/protest
□ Street vendors
□ People clapping
□ Concerts
□ Theatre
ENVIRONMENTS
□ Car rides
□ Vet clinic
□ Boarding kennel
□ groomers
□ bank
□ video store
□ Gas station
□ Toll booth
□ Shopping mall
□ Friend’s house
□ Bus/station
□ Train/station
□ Plane/airport
□ Country
□ City
□ Elevator
□ Automatic doors
□ Pet store
□ Boat ride
□ School grounds
□ Zoo
□ Car wash
□ Tunnel
□ Bridge
□ Restaurants
□ Crowd of people
□ Drive-thru
□ Movie
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EQUIPMENT
□ Jackhammers
□ Cranes
□ Front-end loaders
□ Garbage trucks
□ Mail trucks
□ Bulldozers
□ Sledgehammer
□ Power tools
□ Fork lifts
□ Shovels/rakes
□ Wheelbarrows
□ Lawn mowers
□ Ride on mower
□ Leaf blower
□ Weed whippers
□ Electric hedge shears
□ Sweeping with broom
□ Sprinkler system
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HOME APPLIANCES
□ Phone ringing
□ Doorbell
□ Loud TV/music
□ Hair dryer
□ Vacuum cleaner
□ Kettle
□ Dish washer
□ Washer/dryer
□ Blender
□ Bath/shower (dog in)
□ Printer/computer
□ Pager/cell phone
□ Mopping
□ Shampooer
□ mixer
LOUD NOISES
□ Sirens
□ Fire trucks siren
□ Fireworks
□ Loud speakers
□ People yelling
□ Horns blowing
□ Ambulance siren
□ Air horn
□ Alarm clock
□ Fire alarm
□ Police siren
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□ Thunder/lightning
□ airport
The beach
Hiking trails
An office
A factory
Construction site
Coach ride
Snow
Rain
Amusement park
Revolving doors
Agility event/dog show
Arcade
Go cart track
Miniature golf
Hospital
Ambulance
MOTOR VEHICLES
□ motorcycles
□ Snowmobile
□ trucks backing up
□ screeching brakes
□ school bus
□ cars backfiring
□ Airplanes
□ Helicopters
□ Street cleaner
□ Snow plows
□ Garbage trucks
SURFACES
□ stairs
□ sand
□ wood
□ ceramic tiles
□ carpet
□ slippery surfaces
□ manholes and grates
□ watery or wet
□ grass
□ gravel
□ cement
□ moving
□ wooden dock
□ mud
□ ice
□ wooden bridges
□ grated bridges/walk
ways
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PLACES
□ HomeDepot/Lowes
□ Chucky Cheese
□ Ski slopes
□ Boat dock
□ Playground
□ Park
□ School play
□ Movie theather
□ Dog parks
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OTHER SIGHTS & SMELL
□ Drunk people
□ Ice cram truck
□ Strong perfume
□ Strong Cooking smells
□ Hammocks
□ Swings
□ Scooters
□ Tricycles
□ Hula hoops
□ Kites
□ Model planes
□ Remote control toys
□ Low flying airplanes
□ Skipping rope
□ Flags/ banners
□ Cheerleaders/pompoms
□ Pogo stick
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Agility events
Dog show
Horse show
Pet store
Grocery store
Restaurant
Grooming shop
Hair dresser
Doctors office
Football game
Baseball game
Lacrosse game
Basketball game
Tennis court
Arcade room
Car races
Track race
Marathon
Festivals
Community theater
Marina
Aquarium
Zoo
Amusement park
Carnival
4h Fair
Senior center
Church/Temple/Synag
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Auction
School Band practice
Library
Bingo
Gym/ YMCA
Swimming pool
Picnic
Block party
Steakhouse/food court
Museum
Planetarium
OTHER
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OTHER
Modified from Diane Shotwell 3/2005 (S.Barns ADW 8/08)
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