Hi All, I think Poppy has hit adolescence
. My georgeous, clingy ( apart from when she has stolen something. Lol) cuddly puppy has morphed into a little whirlwind of barely controlled energy with the concentration span of a gnat when out on walks
. She started to loose concentration three or four weeks ago when out on walks and on advice of the dog trainer who runs the group I take her to, she now gets her breakfast out on her main walk in the morning and that has improved things considerably and on a plus side because we are feeding her on the walk our older dog gets his at the same time ( no mean feet juggling two bags of different kibble I can tell you
) and it has improved his recall no end. In fact now the main problem is trying not to fall over the springer wrapped round my legs making sure he doesn’t miss out
She is still the same cuddly chilled out little person in the house which makes the walks less of a problem.
We didn’t get a teenage rebellion with Smudge as I had a rather domineering old terrier when he was little who I think stamped on any bad behaviour on my behalf so would really like some words of wisdom from those who have been through this.