Every dog has its own training challenges and these challenges often occur while dealing with adolescents. Dogs reach adolescence around 1 year to 18 months. Generally, the larger the dog, the longer it will take to physically mature. During adolescents there are certain behaviors that you may begin to see: breaking house training, destructive chewing, dog to dog aggression, breaking commands, excessive barking and hyperactivity. These are completely normal behaviors for an adolescent canine. While dealing with adolescents, you need to go back to the basics. Make sure you train the dog on a daily basis for 15 mins. Be consistent and don’t let him break the commands. You may have trained the dog off-leash, but keep him on leash while going outside to prevent him from breaking commands. Let him socialize with other dogs. Give him enough exercise. Give toys and chews to keep him busy when you’re away.
