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These are skills above and beyond SSS, important for all dogs and not specific to working dogs:
Wearing the dog
Charge clicker
Hand target
Time-in for barking
Comfortable at vets office
Socializing
No-glance game for obsessions (including other dogs)
Relax on cue
House training
Eliminate on cue
Take treats gently
Leave it
Out (give, drop) with no Keep Away
Comfortable having feet, ears, etc. handled
Brushing teeth
Comfortable grooming
Nail trimming
I admire what you have done here. I like the part where you say you are doing this to give back but I would assume by all the comments that this is working for you as well. puppy socialization
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