Part of the right socializing is to not call the pup to you every little while but to let the pup explore around the yard and also ignore the pup in the woods so that it can explore and range out, this includes letting it roll out with the big dogs.
We should socialize/train the pup to trust and respect us but at the same time not so much that the pup would rather be with us than to go out and explore and hunt.
x2.. When im home ill call the pup every now and again, but when they come to me ill pet the heck out of them and play with them till they run off again. I still do it with my older dogs too. however when we hit the woodsm they only get pet when they done good. if they come back more than i like they get a gentle reminder in the hind quarters and usually figure it right out.
