Socialization of animals

[2] Additionally, this stage consists of teaching them how to appropriately react and habituate to environmental changes in preparation for adulthood.

During the socialization stage, all five senses are being stimulated by exposure and desensitization of sights, sounds, tastes, smells and touch of things around them.

As the puppies grow older, socialization occurs more readily the more frequently they are exposed to other dogs, other people, and other situations.

Physiological consequences of this period not occurring can lead to puppies maturing to adults who are not able to react appropriately to new environments, situations or people.

[4] Dogs are the animal which is typically the most closely attached to humans, developing tightly wound relationships with people.

[5] Active implies the intended socialization of humans introducing their puppy to something/someone new (i.e. at obedience class or a ride in the car).

The major finding of this experiment is the fact that the puppies weaned from the mother at a later age (12 weeks) have better socialization skills.

[9] Hennessey, Morris, and Linden conducted a socialization experiment using inmates as handlers of the shelter dogs being studied.

They found that dogs were more successful in finding hidden food and in completing a learned task than wolves were.

Research has shown that older females spent less time grooming other and interacted with fewer animals than younger individuals did.

The difference that likely has to most effect on this relationship is, the wild monkey has kin around which helps with the socialization of the infant, and the mother in captivity does not.

[15] Socialization at a young age has been seen to affect sexual behavior in the adult rhesus monkey, in a study done by, Gold, Wallen, and Goldfoot.

The monkeys have difficulty acting normally even when a sexual opportunity presents itself, this is due to the fact that they have affectional disorders that they do not often overcome.