At this age the puppies do not experience fear (bar Oranges fear that we can't hear him ;) ). They have startle reflex but no true fear yet.
This is the time to create a very important pattern in their brain of recovery from surprising, unexpected experiences without running any risk of frightening them. Puppies that have a chance to learn recovering from unexpected stimuli during week 3 and 4 of their lives, are not thwarted by unexpected, surprising situations later in life.
We've been exposing them to metal dishes being dropped, doors being slammed and the hoover, today I dropped some books and recorded it for you. You can see that they recovered from the shock within seconds and that as the noise was repeated the startle lessened, we even had a couple of barks which is a normal ES thing.
This is the time to create a very important pattern in their brain of recovery from surprising, unexpected experiences without running any risk of frightening them. Puppies that have a chance to learn recovering from unexpected stimuli during week 3 and 4 of their lives, are not thwarted by unexpected, surprising situations later in life.
We've been exposing them to metal dishes being dropped, doors being slammed and the hoover, today I dropped some books and recorded it for you. You can see that they recovered from the shock within seconds and that as the noise was repeated the startle lessened, we even had a couple of barks which is a normal ES thing.