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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What dogs have the easiest puppy phase? What about Goldens?[/quote]

I think only a few breeds deviate from the typical puppy destruction/small bladder phase.

Giant breeds obviously grow WAY faster; so they sleep a lot and their bladders/ability to hold it through the night is quicker.  They love to play like any puppy, but tire out pretty quickly and rest often and repeat play cycle.  Obviously, when they chew/dig on anything they are not supposed to it will turn into a total loss.  I am talking couches/mattresses etc.  I grew up with Mastiffs and one 7 mos old dog literally destroyed an entire sectional sofa in less than 15 minutes because he liked chasing the filling in the cushions.

Large breeds are a mix, super smart breeds like poodles and german shepherds are probably easier to house train in my experience but still will eat shoes, destroy furniture etc.  They also seemed to adapt to sleeping in a new place quickly and bonding with new owners.
Labs et al. are high energy pups and average/below average intelligence and may take longer in learning what not to chew on and house training; but varies greatly by the individual dog.

I do not have much small/medium dog experience other than mutts; but our full size 55lb mix seemed to take the longest to sleep through the night; but she was wicked smart and easy to house train; just had a small bladder so the nights were rough for 3 months or so.[/quote]

Look at the lists of "working/obedience intelligence". The lower the dog is the harder it is to potty train (usually). Dogs higher on the list will more likely need lots of stimulation and supervision to avoid destroying your house.

That said, my beagle mix had one potty accident ... so varies by dog too. [/quote]

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