Hi all
We have a Lab puppy who’s just over 5 months. We are first time dog owners. We got him at 10 weeks, and I have to admit, we found him really difficult for a long time. I started a thread on here about it at the time and got lots and lots of wise advice from other posters, but in particular quite a few posters said that they felt their pups turned a corner at around the 5 month mark, and we’ve found the same. Over the last few weeks, he’s generally been a delight - he’s far from perfect (he eats poo, jumps up and pulls on the lead like no one’s business!), but the puppy biting has reduced massively and when it does happen it’s far gentler and less painful, he now seems to understand the difference between chew toys and walls/furniture, he sleeps well, travels well, manages time alone well, he’s fairly good at his basic commands, his recall off lead is good, he’s very friendly and affectionate and he’s very reliable on the housetraining.
However, a number of people I’ve spoken to have warned me about the ‘teenage’ phase, and I was wondering what your experience had been with this, particularly if you have a Lab or similar breed. One friend told me it was worse than the puppy wars, so I just want to be prepared. Did your dog go through a teenage phase? When did it hit? Am I being lulled into a false sense of security by his current good behaviour? Is he likely to regress behaviourally and in what ways? Is there anything I can do to mitigate it at this stage?
Sorry for all the questions but I’ve had really good advice on this board in the past!
Thanks in advance.
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Buddytheelf85 · 11/06/2019 15:02
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