Puppy to teenager?

Hi I was just wondering at what age do puppy's enter the teenager phase.....our pup blue is now 7 months and he has started to test the boundaries again, trying to but not always succeeding to avoid doing as he is told or if he does its very slowly....

and how long does this last please....and any hints and tips.....cheers

Any time around now tbh. It can last for a few months. It's the time when you have to be most consistent with your rules/training and he will do whatever he can to get under your skin at times.

I saw a big change (for the good) in Logan when he hit about 13 months.

thanks its really interesting that he tries to test the boundaries just as we got it all sorted...even the walks he wants to revert back to 'oh i will decide on which way to go' but will keep to the rules.....consistently.

Sounds abot like the right time. Just be sure to go back to basics and be patient

As said, go back to basics and stick to them! Never change your expectations. I would even go further during this time and keep him off the sofa and make him wait to eat his dinner after you, all things that will give him respect for you later on.

Be consistent! That's the main thing.

Exactly as Mat says, my Ralph is just coming up to 13 months now, and we're just starting to see an improvement with him. All the hard work is starting to pay off!

Sounds like now. Loki hit it as soon as he was six months old and we're still battling with it now just keep positive and know that it's just a phase and it WILL get better, and continue with the training you were already doing.

We are going through this now It's not fun.. As already said back to basics and stay consistent and try to not pull all of your hair out

haha for the hair its too late....bold already!! he is not to bad but back to basics it is for him.... do we know also when they start to raise their leg for a wee might help my grass grow back!

we're at that stage, she's 10 months, recall kind of out the window if she smells/spots something more interesting. We're going back to basics and increasing training, more tricks and the kind. Hopefully it will work, good luck, your dog is gorgeous xx

As everyone else has said but one thing to add, enjoy it! its a mad mad stage that gets you pulling at your hair sometimes but its also a stage where they do some of the nuttiest things. It passes so quick, my boy is already starting to act more mature and level headed while laska is well and truely still in the "bottle of cheap cider in the park" teenage stage

gary is 7 months and defo entered his teenage years,
* now hes found a new hobby in trying to remove my socks whilst there on my foot

* He likes to jump up and nick the tea towels off the side

*he likes to chew the sleeves of my hoodys and try wind me up

*he likes to bark at me then run behind the sofa

*he likes get shoes out the cupboard and run around with them so we chase him

hes a nightmare and its a very good job hes so bloody cute were sticking by his training and were not letting him get away with out things and im sure he will turn out how we want him to