… For this reason, the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior believes that it should be the standard of care for puppies to receive such socialization before they are fully vaccinated." The paragraph above is from the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior. You can read the rest of the paper if you go to the files section on the left. This group is only for pups between the ages of 8 weeks to 18 weeks. As per the previous paragraph, the importance of safe early socialization can't …