Raising Your Dog - Important Steps to Take From 6 Months to 9 Months of Age


Physically, he is entering adolescence.

It may be a period of
awkwardness and rebellion; Male puppies start to lift their leg and
take an interest in identifying the sex of other animals by
sniffing, and may become overly aggressive as an outlet for the
developing sex drive. Females come in heat for the first time,
after which a decision as to spaying should be made.
A puppy does a lot of shedding now, as his baby coat falls out
and his adult coat takes over. If his ears drooped during the
teething period, they will probably become erect again.

Six months
is minimum recommended age for giving a puppy his first annual
rabies vaccination, and may be mandatory in some states.
Psychologically, he has gained so much self confidence that he
has begun to get ideas of his own and sometimes thinks his ideas
are better than yours. You will need to be quite firm at times in
order to maintain your authority. This is vital with larger breeds,
which may be ready for obedience training.

He has already become
attached to his old habits, but is still very quick to form new
ones.
He tries to understand everything you say and even attempts to
communicate with you, telling you that he would like to go out,
that he is hungry, or bored. His sense of property and territory is
well-developed, and he has learned to respect other's territory
too. His intuition is developing, he recognizes friends before they
have rung the bell, and is at the door to greet you whenever you
come
home.


What he needs most is kind, firm handling, nourishing food, lots
of exercise and activity to keep him
out of trouble and lots of affection and
love to make up for all the
scolding you have to do.
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Title: Raising Your Dog - Important Steps to Take From 6 Months to
9 Months of Age By: BJones

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