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Well, I'd like to ask some help about my baby Milo. He's 7 months now and is quite naughty indeed! It's basically his general behaviour. He won't allow my husband or myself to relax and sit down. If we sit down for 5 minutes it seems to wind him up and he starts barking at us! If we ignore him, then this makes him worse and he tries to bound towards us aiming to nibble our knees! He has been to puppy classes and he is excellent at the training, he is very good at responding to commands but it is on a general level when we would like to have a sit down that he misbehaves. He never sleeps in the day anymore which we find unusual. I've spoken to a lot of lab owners and one of my friends said that their dog was exactly like my Milo, but didn't calm down until he was thirteen when he went blind! My husband keeps saying that we'll have to get rid of him if it continues but I said 'no way!' Everyone has given me advice - try rubbing around his head and eyes to calm him down - try rubbing his ears putting more pressure towards the end - rub his tummy etc etc etc. But he still won't sit still for long enough to let me do it! I've had to get the hoover out and turn it on as he's afraid of it. This is the only time he'll go to his bed. He sometimes calms down when I give him a treat to chew on but I don't want him to become dependent on the treats. To be honest - he has been like this since we got him but when he was smaller, I think it was more manageable. He currently is on James Wellbeloved so I don't think it's a problem with the food. Obviously he can't be neutered until he is 18 months old so that's over a year away and some people believe it won't make a difference.
I thought that Milo was normal, an energetic puppy but a woman I met the other day in the woods with 6 labs said she never remembered any of hers being so hyper and wriggly. But all pups are different I guess. He's always leaping and bounding everywhere even the vet looks scared! I see lots of people out with their labs and they are well behaved and relaxed. How can I get Milo to be like this. My husband can't take it but I really don't want to get rid of him or keep using the hoover! Any advice would be great.
Thanks
Col x
Well, I'd like to ask some help about my baby Milo. He's 7 months now and is quite naughty indeed! It's basically his general behaviour. He won't allow my husband or myself to relax and sit down. If we sit down for 5 minutes it seems to wind him up and he starts barking at us! If we ignore him, then this makes him worse and he tries to bound towards us aiming to nibble our knees! He has been to puppy classes and he is excellent at the training, he is very good at responding to commands but it is on a general level when we would like to have a sit down that he misbehaves. He never sleeps in the day anymore which we find unusual. I've spoken to a lot of lab owners and one of my friends said that their dog was exactly like my Milo, but didn't calm down until he was thirteen when he went blind! My husband keeps saying that we'll have to get rid of him if it continues but I said 'no way!' Everyone has given me advice - try rubbing around his head and eyes to calm him down - try rubbing his ears putting more pressure towards the end - rub his tummy etc etc etc. But he still won't sit still for long enough to let me do it! I've had to get the hoover out and turn it on as he's afraid of it. This is the only time he'll go to his bed. He sometimes calms down when I give him a treat to chew on but I don't want him to become dependent on the treats. To be honest - he has been like this since we got him but when he was smaller, I think it was more manageable. He currently is on James Wellbeloved so I don't think it's a problem with the food. Obviously he can't be neutered until he is 18 months old so that's over a year away and some people believe it won't make a difference.
I thought that Milo was normal, an energetic puppy but a woman I met the other day in the woods with 6 labs said she never remembered any of hers being so hyper and wriggly. But all pups are different I guess. He's always leaping and bounding everywhere even the vet looks scared! I see lots of people out with their labs and they are well behaved and relaxed. How can I get Milo to be like this. My husband can't take it but I really don't want to get rid of him or keep using the hoover! Any advice would be great.
Thanks
Col x