Puppy thread! (add yours)

[Crikit]

Just thought I would bring this up so that all of us with those crazy puppies who are now probably reaching teenage or adult hood could update everyone and each other and perhaps give some more tips now that the dogs are reaching their crazy time.

[Giselle]

Just thought I would bring this up so that all of us with those crazy puppies who are now probably reaching teenage or adult hood could update everyone and each other and perhaps give some more tips now that the dogs are reaching their crazy time.

Oh, we're pretty much past the crazy adolescent stage. A blessing and a curse, I suppose. It hit us a lot sooner and a lot harder than I would have thought. After a lot of bad advice and ineffective methods, we finally found Control Unleashed. Her leash reactivity has improved IMMENSELY, and we're actually enjoying walks now. Now, we're working on her anxiety in the ring and, hopefully, we can cut down on zoomies. The first sequence is always the most jittery (read= always filled with zoomies). With a bunch of team building and focus exercises and a lot of Premack's Principle, we're coping

Yeah...I'm never getting a puppy ever again. LOL!