Puppy Fear Periods Ian Dunbar. Second fear imprint period (6 to 14 months) this period is not as critical as the first one. New home — puppy over three months.
During this time, your puppy’s brain is. Before you get your puppy. Puppies will often outgrow this as their inner ear matures.
What is important to know about fear periods is that anything that happens to a puppy (a dog under a year old) during that phase has a more lasting effect than if it happens at another time in their life.
Be cautious which type of training you choose for your puppy. From weeks 8 to 10, your pup will go through a normal “fear” period that can be helped with training that is positive and encouraging. Dunbar’s sirius puppy training method, “recalls” with distractions and rewards are used extensively in all kinds of situation. You can put a young puppy in the shopping cart at a pet store.