Teenager

8 month old teen in the house.Help

Hi & welcome.

Oh dear, those teenage years, most of us have been there, done that!

What, specifically, do you want help with?

She is very moody and wants to bite and chew anything she can get hold of.She has toys to play with but still gets into mischief if my backs turned.

Moody? In what way is she being moody? How much exercise is she getting a day? Is she possibly coming into season or has she been spayed?

Maybe not moody as such she just wants to bite and chew any thing she can get hold of.She has been spayed and gets enough exercise

Ok sounds like she's being a teenager then! Attention seeking maybe (not meaning she's being ignored) but they crave attention all day if they could Does she like bones? Katy will lay for a couple of hours with a marrow bone, I would say quietly but there's a lot of slurping

I buy her the bones with the meat in she loves them they keep her quiet & still for ages

SPIKE2019 wrote:I buy her the bones with the meat in she loves them they keep her quiet & still for ages

Be careful with those - the bones are cooked and can (and do) splinter!

You could try Whimzees? https://www.kennelgate.co.uk/subscribe

The thing to do is to keep her mind active as well as her body. Try hiding treats around the house & send her to find them - she'll soon get the hang of it, and most dogs love searching/finding!

What food (brand) do you give her?

I always watch her with the bones.She on Purina Beta Puppy

You might want to consider changing to a better food - many foods can add to energy levels & produce hyperactivity (just like kids & e-numbers!).

There are a few threads on the forum about food, so if you want to have a quick look, please do.

This is a good site to go through...

https://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/

This is Ruby at 28weeks.During the day they are pricked up & night time they are folded like they should be.Is this normal

SPIKE2019 wrote:This is Ruby at 28weeks.During the day they are pricked up & night time they are folded like they should be.Is this normal

Absolutely. They go through so many ear 'stages' during the early months! Very often they don't get their true, final shape until they're about a year old!

Thanks thats a relief

The thing is, do ears make the dog?

Personally, I think a dog with 'wonky' ears always looks to have so much character!

As u said they change a lot when they are young.She has loads of character she watches all the adverts on telly her favorite is the LLoyds bank with the horses

.... that's one of mine as well!