YNP Replay: Behavior Changes as Your Puppy Gets Older
Your New Puppy: Dog Training and Dog Behavior Lessons to Help You Turn Your New Puppy into a Well-Behaved Dog
Debbie Cilento: Dog Trainer | Dog Behavior Consultant | Owner of Playtime Paws | Belly Rub Specialist
4.8 • 917 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2025
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
If you are experiencing some behavior changes from regression to old behaviors to brand new ones popping up, this episode is for you.
Welcome to this special replay episode. I’m wanted to bring back this important episodes for anyone with a puppy who’s entering adolescence.
If you’re feeling like your once sweet, well-behaved puppy is suddenly turning into a bit of a troublemaker—you’re not alone.
This is a super common struggle that many puppy owners face, and I’m here to help you navigate through it.
In this replay, we’re diving deep into behavior changes that happen as your puppy grows, specifically during adolescence (around 5 to 18 months). You might have thought the hardest part was the early puppyhood days, but trust me—adolescence can be even more challenging.
The behaviors that start cropping up during this phase—like jumping, counter surfing, barking in the crate, and more—can be frustrating, especially when you feel like you’ve just gotten things under control.
But don’t worry, it’s completely normal, and I’m here to reassure you that you haven’t done anything wrong.
In this episode I talk about:
- What behavior changes to expect as your puppy grows.
- Why these behavior changes are happening and what’s behind them.
- How to stay patient as your dog goes through this phase of development.
- How to manage your puppy’s new energy levels.
- Why consistency is key!
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Other resources mentioned and related to this episode:
Not-So-New Puppy Behavior Workshop: A 4-week virtual workshop designed for dogs aged 5-18 months, offering you expert guidance on those frustrating adolescent behaviors. Together, we’ll troubleshoot common challenges like barking, leash pulling, counter-surfing, impulse control, and more.
YOUR New Puppy: My signature new puppy course that has helped hundreds of new puppy parents raise their puppies into well-mannered, happy dogs.
Transcript
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| 0:00.7 | Hello and welcome to this special replay episode of Your New Puppies Podcast. |
| 0:06.3 | I'm Debbie and I decided to replay this episode, kind of like pull it all the way up to the front |
| 0:12.5 | because it is an extremely common struggle that you might not know is an extremely common struggle if you're going through it. |
| 0:23.2 | So the episode is called behavior changes as your puppy gets older. |
| 0:28.7 | So, you know, we talk a lot about things that you deal with when you have a new puppy. |
| 0:33.7 | And having a new puppy, a young puppy, is hard. |
| 0:37.0 | They come in, they hijack your life, |
| 0:38.8 | you're feeling overwhelmed. You have to figure out like your new schedule and, you know, |
| 0:44.6 | learn all about this new little living, breathing being that's come into your home that has |
| 0:50.4 | its own wants, thoughts, needs, and feelings, which they let known. What may not be |
| 0:55.9 | talked about as much, I've talked about it before, but it's not as emphasized, I think, in general, |
| 1:00.7 | is that as hard as puppyhood is, adolescence is arguably harder. So when I say adolescence, |
| 1:08.7 | I mean usually between the ages of five and 18 months. It can |
| 1:13.1 | happen a little bit before. It can go on longer. But that's in general where I consider adolescence |
| 1:19.3 | to be. And this is where we can have a lot of regression, a lot of new behaviors coming up. And I feel like |
| 1:27.4 | just knowing that that's normal can be such a |
| 1:30.7 | relief can make you feel so much better. You didn't do something wrong. There isn't something |
| 1:36.0 | wrong with your dog. This is just the natural progression of development. And the hardest part |
| 1:42.5 | is that it happens right when you think you have everything |
| 1:44.7 | under control. You're like potty training's good, crate training's good, nipping's gotten better, |
| 1:50.4 | and now they're barking, they're jumping, they're counter surfing, they're barking in their |
| 1:55.8 | crate again. Like all of these things can be happening. So I always want to remind my listeners, my students, |
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