BerniesDad
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Bernie, my 16 week-old puppy is in a bit of a strange situation and I need some help with expectations.
My partner and I recently purchased a new loft condo in Atlanta and we are packed and will be moving in a week at most.
We have done all the wrong things that people do when training him to date:
I rough house with him and let him bite my hands when we play
We have let him have full reign of the apartment
We have been really tolerant about puppy pad training
We haven't crate-trained him
He sleeps with us in bed
He has food and water available all the time
So my partner seems to think that 16 weeks is some magical cutoff time that if he isn't potty trained or if he still bites when playing...he'll never learn. I feel like he is still just being a puppy and that 4 months is not enough time to expect him to be full grown.
Any thoughts on how to manage expectations with regards to potty training and bite inhibition? Am I wrong or is he jumping the gun?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My partner and I recently purchased a new loft condo in Atlanta and we are packed and will be moving in a week at most.
We have done all the wrong things that people do when training him to date:
I rough house with him and let him bite my hands when we play
We have let him have full reign of the apartment
We have been really tolerant about puppy pad training
We haven't crate-trained him
He sleeps with us in bed
He has food and water available all the time
So my partner seems to think that 16 weeks is some magical cutoff time that if he isn't potty trained or if he still bites when playing...he'll never learn. I feel like he is still just being a puppy and that 4 months is not enough time to expect him to be full grown.
Any thoughts on how to manage expectations with regards to potty training and bite inhibition? Am I wrong or is he jumping the gun?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.