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So Teddy is 5 months old and I’ve been doing reading that from 6-8 month is kinda the ‘teen’ phase. What does that mean exactly? What should I batten down the hatches for? I already have 2 human teens and now a dog teen!!
That's GREAT! That means you've trained him to come when he hears that cue. So now you need to really step it up and consistently pair "come" with a treat. To Teddy's ears, that word should be at least as enticing as a crinkling treat bag.He’s been completely ignoring us when we ask for ‘come’ as if he doesn’t hear us at all. But if I crackle his treat bag BOOM ears work!
I know. My husband was wondering about sanding out the tooth marks. I told him I'd be sad if he did. We have a place in our cellar where two of our cats walked across a freshly painted floor. I don't want to paint over the footprints either.I actually love those little teethmarks! Looks like the kind of "distressing" that people pay big bucks for. And it's nice to think these puppy days will eventually be just a fond memory.
Our childhood Pointer did a number on our laundry room baseboards. It was sad when my parents eventually renovated the house and those puppy souvenirs disappeared.