A 15 week old puppy has seriously messed up my life for better and worse. Fish, when did the puppy chaos taper off for you?

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It happens magically...one day they go to the bathroom when you take them out, and you never look back. Keep using pp pads and a child gate to keep it in the kitchen, and go outside on a regular schedule. If it sleeps in the bed now, it will forever and that’s ok as long as it’s not a wolfhound. Have fun

I have a Labradoodle. Super high energy (well used to be). Now around 1.5 years old and chill. What you do now (next few months) will be the lessons the dog remembers for its entire life - remember dogs mature much faster than humans and learn behaviors faster too. Crate train your dog, now. Easiest way to potty train and train a dog to avoid separation anxiety. It’ll come in handy in the long run whether it’s the vet, grooming, daycare, etc. Put your dog in it’s crate in a separate area at night/when you’re not home/sometimes when you’re home (not long though) and let it cry bloody murder, don’t go in until the whining has stopped. Give the dog praise/kong filled with treats when it goes in the crate, absolutely neutral reaction when it comes out. You want in crate = good, out of crate = meh regardless if how excited you are. Crates are also not timeout spots. As the dog gets older and gains freedom via no accidents/tearing things up, you can isolate then in a specific area (hardwood/tile is better so you can spot accidents when left alone) then expand outwards as they age and you trust them. My dog had free reign of the place by 8 months - no accidents, no tearing things up. Just be sure to supervise new areas (carpet, leaving things out) and draw clear lines (ie smells something and it’s off limits, stern no). Now my dog is fully crate trained but can do whatever he wants, rarely goes in crate even though the doors always open. Also, you can’t get away with not exercising. Doodles have energy, you need a solid 45 minute walk in the mornings and like 30 in the evening - you won’t get away without it. And lastly, train train train. Do lots of obedience training now. Always start with “watch me” and make the dog lock eyes with you then they get a treat so they learn attention = good since Doodles have the attention span of a crayon. Really useful when they’re a bit older and you take them out to patios, parks, etc. Good luck! Feel free to DM with questions.

Took about 6 for me. People were very concerned for me in the first month because I looked exhausted. Can’t imagine having kids -.-

Around 8 months for me.

Puppy chaise stopped at 13 years. Now she sleeps all day it’s great

People with kids say puppies initially are harder because they’re mobile.

And will sleeping past 5:50 ever be a thing again?

Until 6 months was hard but now my little guy goes to bed at 10 and wakes up at 730 - it’s amazing. Key is to set a routine and live by it.

Got an 19 week old Great Dane (and 2 other adult pups).

At least one always wakes up by 5:30, which then wakes up everyone. I just decided it was easier to make myself a morning person.

It gets better! It was around 5 months for us.
He’s 7 months now. No accidents - knock on wood- wakes up when we get up- we still have a bit of a chewing problem.

Are you using a crate? Do you cover the crate with a blanket when it’s nap/ night time? If you can put the crate in it’s own location, you can close the door and the light too so he/ she knows when it’s “night time”

I had a dog in my childhood. From 4th grade up through sophomore year in college. He passed and it was one of the most difficult days of my life. I’ll never get another one.

My German shepherd pup took a good 9-12 months to find her chill. She is almost 2 and still gets hyper moods daily but overall way easier to manage. The key is exercise!! They need a walk pretty much daily or the excess energy is taken out by running around the house/furniture/terrorizing.

Our puppy was quite the handful when we got her. She’s a rescue but also mostly husky so she refused to listen to us. They are known for being independent. We spent every bit of time we had playing, walking and training her. But still she destroyed couches and other things, would never stop bouncing off the walls. On most days she walked 8+ miles and had play time too. Nothing seemed to work. While it was tough, we pressed on with training, socializing and taking her places to get accustomed to people and other dogs. She’s a year and half now and finally she’s the best dog you could ever have. She loves everything and everyone. She can entertain herself without destroying things around her. So it’s really important you spend their puppy months putting in as much time and effort to train, exercise and socialize your dog. Some breeds are easier than others, but your efforts will pay off. I have seen the worst dogs change. The first year is critical.

What breed?

My lil cockapoo got sick but he's feeling better. As for the chaos help them get the energy out and use lots of spontaneous commands with treats for reward. U want you dog to listen to you like u always got treats. Use cheerios instead of the single calorie treates so your pup doesn't fart!

I’m at just about 7 months and we are still getting there. He sleeps in until about 6:15, and we’ve just hit the week-long accident free mark, yay! Still working on him not jumping on counters and people and good walkies, but at least he can understand basic commands. The baby shark phase has stopped, yay! Every day is better than the last and the 3-5 month phase was the worst. Frustrating and regretful. It gets better and just keep remembering that they are a puppy and they don’t know any better (yet)! 🐾

My 4 year old just spent the entire night whining from his bed because my partner let him up on our bed 2 days ago 🤦‍♀️