A puppy has a number of phases in life that are divided into age.

For the first two weeks of life, a puppy is considered a newborn. They are born with their eyes and ears closed and are born blind, deaf and neurologically underdeveloped.
At this early stage, there is almost no difference in brain activity between the time he is sleeping and the time when he’s awake. Studies have shown that handling and other interaction experienced during the neonatal period can lead to a quicker maturation of the nervous system and an enhanced development of motor and problem-solving skills.
We are thinking of feeling vibrations and using the nose. The nose is a very important part of the dog. This allows a puppy to find its way to the food (nipple) and recognize the security of the mother, but also of the human being, as a safe haven.

To get the puppy out of the first period, the development of the brain increases rapidly. Mentally, the change is as drastic as the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly, or the transformation of a tadpole into a frog.
This period starts with the opening of the eyes and shortly thereafter the opening of the ears. All this in a period of 5 to 10 days.During this period we experience a clear increase in brain activity.
The puppy can now crawl forwards and backwards, they can finally try to take their first steps and they will enlarge the nest area in order to relieve themselves without the mother and the interest in solid food will increase. and they will discover the objects around them more with their mouth. During this period, the puppy will also start to develop play behavior / play fights and they will start to practice social signals, such as growling, scratching and wagging their tail. Much to the dismay of his owner, the puppy will also show signs of stress for reasons other than cold or hunger.
At this time, he will cry if separated from his littermates, introduced to a new environment, or accidentally strays too far from the nest. The ability to truly learn from training will not be until full capacity is reached at four weeks of age.

The first socialization period begins at about 2.5 to 3 weeks of age and lasts until the age of six weeks.
This is when the puppies learn how to be dogs, so to speak. They become familiar with all the species-specific behaviors that allows them to live and communicate with other dogs, such as different body postures and vocalizations.
They also learn how to bite and what it feels like to be bitten.
This is an important lesson for puppies to learn when they are young, so they do not hurt other dogs and people as adults. A good mother also teaches the pups very important lessons on discipline and dog-manners.
Puppies will also begin to move to specific locations to potty, preferring not to mess up the den or whelping area.

The second socialization period is just as important as the first.
As the new owner of a puppy, this is the time when you can have the greatest impact on your puppy's social development, since it coincides with the age at which puppies are typically sold by breeders.
This is the period when many of the puppy's experiences have the potential to carry over into adulthood.
The puppy should be exposed to a few brief and friendly visits from as many different puppy-friendly people, different animals as possible and healthy stabble dogs.
The encounters should be brief, lasting no more than twenty minutes, and end on a happy note. This teaches puppies not to fear people and other animals.

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