Comments on: When Does A Puppy Grow Out Of That “puppy Phase”?!?

By: M.D.E.

M.D.E. — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:29:15 +0000

of course you can. but only if you believe you can. I will always love you.

By: puggylab

puggylab — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:39:32 +0000

The faster you train the faster she will grow out of it. i have a 11 week old bischon-poo that has been and is just learning not to be in the disruptive puppy stage. She plays but the chewing and crying is all done.A lot of praising,treats only when she is good(size of treat depends on how good she is) and a dog clicker from Petco is what i did with mine. She learned to kennel, go down stairs which she was terrified of and sit as well. She is loving the attention she receives and will do it all to please you.

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:06:40 +0000

I’m not sure what you mean by “puppy phase”??? Do you mean all the active energy, the chewing, the many meals per day, the peeing on the floor, the crying at night? Please be more specific and re-post.
The energetic part will take a while to slow down as both cockers and poodles are supposed to be very active dogs and some are downright hyper! But by age 2, if not sooner, she should be calmer…more so by 5.
The crying at night usually lasts about one week.
The chewing is best managed by keeping a close watch on her. Trade safe, tasty chewables for items you don’t want chewed. Keep things out of her reach. Bitter Apple can help but you do need to re-spray it daily. When you can’t watch her, ask someone else to or put her in a place where she can do no harm and come to no harm (crate, playpen, etc.).
The number of meals per day taper down to two when the dog is 6 months old. Stay with 2 meals.
I guess you know the housebreaking drill if you’ve been reading Answers for a while? Basically, you take her out first thing in the morning, last thing at night, after every meal, after she wakes up, anytime she has been playing for a while, after she drinks a lot of water, any time she sniffs the floor.
Punishment actually slows down housebreaking so just focus on praising and petting her (plus a tiny treat?) when she accomplishes her mission outdoors. How to Housebreak Your Dog in Seven Days is a really good book. You can get it at Dogwise.com. It costs $7.99 Ofcourse no dog has physical control before it is 16 weeks old but they can get the idea and get into good habits long before that.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 02:17:06 +0000

Lily,
She gets much better by 6 months, much better again after a year, and after 2 years she’ll be playful but calm and won’t chew stuff that isn’t her own. The best thing you can do right away is to learn all about dog psychology and pack psychology so that you can train her right from the beginning. When I say right, I don’t mean with punishment. You can teach a dog all it needs to know through non-violent techniques, and your bond will be stronger because of it. The thing is, so much of it is not intuitive.
I didn’t learn about all this until my dogs were a couple years older, and their bad behavior had become a big problem. If you start early, she will be a joy to be around.
-Kevin

By: Jaylee25

Jaylee25 — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:16:26 +0000

dsafd

By: Bosco

Bosco — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:51:00 +0000

Let me ask my six year old lab…

By: Dawn D

Dawn D — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:24:24 +0000

usually 6 to 8 months they calm down some.

By: yearlyat

yearlyat — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:24:06 +0000

9 months

By: natalie

natalie — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:33:56 +0000

the first puppy phase will end in a few months
but they wont stop being super hyper and teething until they are about 1 1/2 or 2

By: jahbellv

jahbellv — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:23:00 +0000

Good luck I have a cocker and he PP every time anyone looked at him for over a year. He is Nuts. Now he is older and some better but it will be about age 1 or so before he will stop driving you crazy.