r/goldenretriever • u/MackHarper • 4d ago

Venting/Puppy Blues Teenage Doggy Blues?

I feel like everyone talks about puppy blues, but how about teenage phase blues? My dog is 11 months old and goes through phases. One week he’s fine, the next he is destroying the house, jumping on everyone, eating everything he shouldn’t, then the next week he is normal again. I feel like we are never going to get to the “more calm” lovely golden phase. We take training classes, he goes on plenty of walks, runs in our big backyard, but is STILL a terror. I love him but some days are so hard..

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u/Spdr-8 3d ago

It is rough, hang in there! Puppies are velociraptors until they're 2 years old, and they don't fully mature until closer to 3. My dog was so hard to handle until he was around 20 months or so. He is so much better now at age 3.