강아지의 공포 시기를 헤쳐나갈 수 있도록 새로 강아지를 키우는 보호자들에게 어떤 조언을 해주시겠어요?

What advice would you give to new puppy owners to help them navigate their puppy's fear periods?

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There's generally two fear periods that all puppies will go through. The first one being as soon after the puppy comes home from the breeder, as they adjust to life without their littermates, life without their mother, and life in your new home. You might just find that the puppy is a little more reserved, a little less outgoing, a little less bold, a little less confident. Now the next fear period you may experience, but you may not, is the one that happens between six months and maybe 18 months of age. That fear period coincides with that puppy's development of their hormones. And so you will see changes in behavior. You will see things that the dog will suddenly alarm bark. And it could be like a statue in your backyard that they've seen every day of their life. It's okay. That is normal puppy behavior. It doesn't mean that the puppy is flawed. That doesn't mean that there's a defect. We cannot expect puppies to grow up being perfect little beings.