He is 8 months old, we've had him from 12 weeks. He is lovely - fab temperament, very gentle and loving. But he has had separation anxiety and some adolescent behaviours are making things challenging e.g finding things to steal and run off with (even if I think I've put everything out of reach), barking while we're eating. I feel like we're in constant management and have gone backwards with training. We're keeping up the training, giving him appropriate exercise + enrichment etc, but it feels hard at the moment. Maybe we've gone wrong somewhere, or maybe this is normal?
So as not to drip feed, I am also unexpectedly pregnant. We did not plan it when we got the puppy, and I definitely did not want a puppy and a baby, but here we are. I am dreading it. He will be 14 months when the baby arrives.
I feel like everyone else has well rounded, well behaved dogs and we're the only ones struggling. Please tell me it gets better? Oh, and that life with a young dog, a baby and a 5 year old isn't hell?!