Terrible Teens

I had no idea dogs experience terrible teens and I can now confirm they most certainly do – some with more rebellious behaviour than others!

Guess who had the full terrible teens works? This article tells Freya’s teenage story listing all her foibles and tips from a novice on how I dealt with her naughty behaviour.

However, just to add a caveat here, when Frankie turned to teenage years, she showed none of this naughtiness. She joined us at the very beginning of lockdown which meant she wasn’t able to go through the formal Kennel Club training regime. This means it could either have been the ‘poodle temperament’ in Freya, or the fact Frankie – with more cocker spaniel traits – felt she had nothing to rebel against.

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Freya is delighted to introduce Rachel, an animal behavioural scientist, who very kindly agreed to share her knowledge and experience with us all. We published her top ten tips series over a period of ten weeks, on how to help enhance our personal relationships with our pooches and form a lifelong bond. You can find the series here, but individual links relating to teenagers can be found below:

Read Rachel’s article on Teenage Rebellion in your Dog.

Click on the links below to read more articles.

Does your dog have separation anxiety or over dependence
Moving house with a dog
How to put weight on a skinny dog
A long and happy partnership with your dog
From the expert: Consistency in dog training
From the expert: Pay attention to your dog’s good stuff
From the expert: Recall and your dog
From the expert: Reinforcing positive behaviour in your dog
From the expert: Separation anxiety: Taking back control