Introducing him to other dogs when out for the first time?

Dougal has now had his 2nd jabs so can go out in a week.

Can I have some tips on what not/or to do when I take him out and he meets other dogs?

Try to keep calm and relaxed in all situations

It will be good for your puppy to meet and greet dogs of all ages and all sizes. Always ascertain from other owners that it is ok for your dog to meet theirs. Never let the pup rush up to a dog that is on lead - speak to the owner first. It may happen, particularly with an adult dog, that your pup will get 'told off' if the other dog finds that the youngster is overstepping the boundaries of good canine manners. This is ok as your puppy needs to learn the essential lesson of just what other dogs will and will not tolerate. If he gets put in his place try not to intervene or console him - dogs will rarely deliberately hurt each other, especially in adult/puppy interactions.

If he seems nervous of other dogs do not 'baby' him as this will reinforce his idea that he is right to be worried. Keep a cheeful and matter-of-fact tone to your voice. Never force him to interact. If he is shy just ignore him and let him proceed at his own pace. The big wide world can sometimes be a scarey place for babies and it can take a little while for some pups to become confident.

A puppy training class is a good idea for meeting and socializing with other pups

What more can I add to the above, other than to re-inforce that the worst thing you can do is intervene unnecessarily.

I had experience of that recently, when I tried to stop Jake and another dog mounting each other in a dominance display kind of way, just because, to us, it's embarrasing. Unfortunately, this resulted in some bad tempered grumbling between the dogs, whereas if I'd have left them to it, they'd have probably settled down to play quite soon...

Very good advice has already been said already.

I can only add to try to socialise Dougal with as many things as possible. You can start doing this now. I could carry my girls to places.

When I was socialising as pups. I went to the local school when they were going home to get used to children. To local pet shop , to see people, birds, fish, ect. Near trafiic, go on busses, trains. Go out at different times of the day. When is dark. The world looks very different at night.Try intoducing Dougal to as many differant types of people as possible. People wearing hats, with beards ect

Make it as positive exspereince as possible. Reward when being brave and have lots of treats and praise at the ready . Try to just watch the body language of Dougal if he seems to be worried just take it slowly and go a little further each time.

Mostly be lighthearted and stay calm and relaxed.

Hope you get a chance to go to a puppy training class, would gain so much and a whole lot of fun for you and Dougal.

Min xxxx