He's doing very well overall, but has definitely a) entered his second puppyhood or b) is now completing his first one, as we are not entirely sure how old he is. He might not be 2 yet. He's getting more dark fur, and sometimes their coats change colour when they're not completely mature yet. Anything left accessible to him he will chew (this is on us, of course: just have to treat him like a puppy in this regard, that if we leave something down, its getting chewed to pieces). His recall is improving, but actually, he's pretty happy on the long lead. We had some advice from a trainer that a collar is better than a harness because the harness can give confusing signals, and this has proved to be correct. He is happier in a collar.
He's still incredibly long and l a n k y. I call him the Long Ness Monster. I've been looking at pictures of Cardigans online, and whilst some are pretty long, I haven't seen any quite as lanky as this boy. Unlike our Pembroke, who gets fat if she inhales 1 gram of excess food, its quite a challenge to keep any weight on him. He needs a lot of food just to maintain, and he's not that interested in food. But he's young, and I think its better for such a long boy to be on the leaner side for the sake of his back.