Adolescent puppy support

[Allfurcoatandnoknickers]

Got our beloved pooch number 2 at 10 weeks. She was an unwanted farm puppy, jrt cross something. She's been great, but now at 8 months she is a flipping horror. She takes every opportunity to leap on our 6 yo rescue dogs back. He is amazingly tolerant as he has always been reactive towards adolescent males, which is why I got a female puppy. She cruises on walks looking for other eager pups for play, barks randomly and rips things to shreds. I know its a phase, but just wondered if anyone any tips to get through this testing time!!!?

No tips but happy to stand side by side.

My pup is 7 1/2 months. He is moping at the moment as he was neutered last week and still hasn't had the all clear for a good walk yet.

In many ways he is very good. He hasn't been a chewer but destroys toys within a day or two. To be honest he can be pretty lazy and sleeps for hours on end.

BUT...he is demented when it comes to other dogs. He is like a maniac trying to gain attention and will flee to jump on their heads whether his attentions are welcome or not. To be honest, he is the same with people. It isn't helped by the fact that his pathetic whining combined with throwing himself around usually gets him the response he wants.

I am (very slowly) working through the book 'Total Recall' but we are at a point where he only gets off lead at a weekend when dh can drive us up to woods where there are less distraction as he loves romping around.

Another one with no tips, but plenty empathy! Our springer is 8 months and all his recall training seems to have gone out of the window! I have just tried to call him in from the garden and he did his - nose in the air, blinking eyes, avoiding eye contact thing. I read that this is a sign of appeasement but it looks far more like stubborn, aloof, disregard to me! I can't retrieve him because he is so fast and then he thinks it is a game, so I had to lure him in with a piece of cheese! He's not destructive, but he likes to find things he shouldn't have and then appear with them in his mouth and invite you to chase him.

I'm considering getting a long line for walks and letting him out in the garden so that I know I can get him back, but I do like seeing his happy face when he gets off the lead in the forest.

Can I join please? owned by a cocky 10 month old cocker spanner, no recall now so will be going back on training lead. Listens relatively ok at obedience classes but try and practise at home? would rather jump about like a loon and pretend to be deaf rather than practise.

Loves to roll in what ever is stinkiest that day, is nervous of people and other dogs (not helped by being attacked twice recently by off lead dogs with stupid imbecile owners) Oh and is fully in his second fear stage. I knew having a puppy would be hard work but not this hard! We've worked really hard with him and wouldn't change him for the world.

What's the second fear phase?

2nd Far stage: www.diamondsintheruff.com/DevelopementalStages.html

Sorry Henni that link didn't work.

Yes it's odd how puppies develop odd sudden fears of things. Mine currently dislikes people where they shouldn't ordinarily be, usually lone people walking without a dog, the broom, a sponge football and my teenage son (possible link somewhere??).....
An example of her sheer craziness is her barking by the door. I think she needs a wee, go to let her out, followed by the other dog who thinks maybe something interesting outside.... she lies in ambush and hurtles on the back of our other dog biting his jowls. Cue crazy barking, agggggghhhhh!

give it a few months she will be out it our dog was 7 months when we got him that was interesting he has settled down now but has developed a skittish fear of NOTHING I have a thread on it , he is just past a year old