Been quite a while since I've posted on here, but sitting here thinking that my lovely boy Charlie is going to be 1year in a weeks time!
All I can say is What a journey it's been so far! Ups, downs, highs, lows, my boy really has given me a crazy time since I got him home at 8 weeks old.
For any1 on this puppy section who are having problems, just know with consistency and effort you will get through the other side. I've had plenty of testing times with Charlie since we bought him home, ranging from the infamous cockerdile stage (where he was a complete nightmare), pulling like a train on walks, not always returning when called, being totallly bonkers and out of control around other dogs, frustration biting, barking like crazy in the car, going crazy with excitement and nipping at guests in our home,picking up and eating everything on walks.. All of which are now under some sort of control (not all totally sorted). Having learned ways to deal with him as an individual, and also learning not to expect perfection and that he is after all an excitable little cocker, we have made huge progress, and the relationship we have is now so good that we couldn't be without one another.
Keep it up puppy owners.
