I was not prepared for adolescence!!!

[suzann]

@wontbelongnow Oh god, mine is 7 month jrt. You saying it will get worse…?

 

[josie129]

@suzann Oh no mine is 8 months and totally losing his mind at everything, I hoped this was the peak stage!

 

[4mehedied]

@wontbelongnow Mine is also 11 months and your post hit the nail on the head with what we are going through. I didn't think my puppy blues would come back but here we are. Sigh I hear it gets better when they turn 2 (for medium to large breeds). Only 13 more months until we come out on the other side

 

[lovetowrite]

@4mehedied It’s gonna take until they turn TWO?? Oh my word… Mine is 10 months, and I had been wondering how much more adolescence I had to look forward to. So… much… barking…

 

[4mehedied]

@lovetowrite The barking and whining. It's too much.

 

[wontbelongnow]

@4mehedied 2 years! Oh god

 

[shulamite7]

@kimbob5688 I’m guessing 7 months.. sounds about right if OP has a medium dog lol. 7 months is when my pup decided to forget all their training and become a tornado for 5 months lmao.

 

[mrogers]

@wontbelongnow How long will it last?

 

[wontbelongnow]

@mrogers Honestly I can't wait. I read it gets better after the 1year mark. My puppy is 11 months and still crazy

 

[mrogers]

@wontbelongnow Mine is 8 months but I feel like it started at 6. Idk what happened. But sometimes she's a complete angel and that gives me hope...

Good luck to you! You are so close!

 

[kai81112]

@wontbelongnow One of mine just hit a year and is suddenly the worst she’s ever been. Ughhhh and I have another one that’s 8 months too.

 

[imagebeastmarkbeast]

@wontbelongnow I have a 9 month old and he behaves really well. We experienced the selective recall around 5ish months but it didn't last too long. I honestly haven't experienced the chasing/sitting in the middle of the road etc you guys are... I'm not writing this to be an asshole, I'm wondering if he's just a really good dog (he's never had formal training, we did all training ourselves) or if he's just developmentally delayed

 

[ncwife]

@imagebeastmarkbeast I don’t think it’s a fact that every dog goes through it if I’m not mistaken?

 

[imagebeastmarkbeast]

@ncwife I couldn't tell you, I guess I'm just glad mine isn't lol

 

[hometownprophet]

@imagebeastmarkbeast Not to jinx you but our girl didn’t hit adolescence until just over a year old. Not as bad as OP is describing though. We thought our pup skipped adolescence but good god we were wrong lol

 

[imagebeastmarkbeast]

@hometownprophet Hahahaha we've had a taster of it a few months ago, so I guess time will tell. He never gets away with not following a command so I'm hoping that works in our favour!!

 

[trishers]

@wontbelongnow Umm….do we have the same pup?? I SO feel your pain. This too shall pass….right?!

 

[wontbelongnow]

@trishers Can't wait

 

[skyescotland]

@wontbelongnow When does it usually start?? We are at the 7 month mark and wondering when it will come and terrorize us lol

 

[wontbelongnow]

@skyescotland My puppy was an absolute delight at 7 months compared to now. But it's not necessary that every puppy goes through this