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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What breed of dog?  Bigger ones can hold it longer.  Our golden was house broken and sleeping through the night in less than a week, but smaller dogs definitely need to pee more often.  Some breeds are also just easier to train generally.  In general, most of the sporting dogs are easy to train (retrivers, spaniels, etc.) and the herding/guard dogs are more independent and a bit harder to train, but that’s kind of a generality.

The teething/nipping is a pain.  If they nip you, yelp, replace your fingers with a toy, and praise chewing the toy.  
Big praise is key with puppies.  Our trainer said you should look like an idiot praising your dog effusively when they do the right thing.
Males are definitely easier to get fixed, but I otherwise think the differences between the sexes are overstated.  The advice about timing of the fixing varies by breed—for larger breed males its important for joint health that they go through puberty.  Less important for small dogs.  And the evidence for females is more mixed, as puberty increases the risk of certain hormone related cancers for female dogs.  There are a bunch of studies on this from the last 5 years or s
Good luck![/quote]

OP here. They’re a mix of lab, German Shepherd, and heeler... so not small, but not huge. They will be spayed/neutered in a couple weeks, and then go back to foster homes for a few days to recover before official adoptions.

Thank you all so much for the tips so far! I didn’t realize how much an issue teething could be. We do still have gates we can put up, as well as a couple nuggets we can use for barriers. Sounds like investing in another crate is a good idea.[/quote]

What rescue is this?  Sounds like a great mix, and we've been thinking about getting a puppy too.[/quote]

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