Elvis came to us very young. And he lived long enough in the vet clinic, where he did his dancing in the cage, and ate as if there was no tomorrow, and then danced again.
While he was in the vet clinic, until he completed his vaccination, he wore his harness and went out for walks to socialize, and get to know the world, its smells and its noises.
He later came to the shelter, where he lives with other puppies, and now after getting all his vaccines, he started going out for walks normally.
He is now very much social, as we mean in the right sense, not in what we think. Elvis faces the world outside, cars, stimuli, and the old and new things he sees like a sociable and balanced dog. He neither fears them, nor barks at them, nor feels the need to interact with them.
He enjoys his walk, smells and explores, while being completely focused on his operator. He has socialized with horses, cats, walks other dogs and alone, walks with the volunteer who trained him and other volunteers, has been to pet shops, beaches, busy roads and the countryside, and is perfectly balanced everywhere.
She never had to "learn" a leash, because she wore it every time she hugged, and walked with it from the first moment, as if she took it for granted. He never had to desensitize something that scared or bothered him, because he grew up having stimuli from the outside world, so he was calm and not at all reactive to anything from his first walk.
He has a very good foundation as a puppy, has done the most proper training a dog his age can do, and is ready for a forever home.
