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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just hit the one year mark with our puppy and I would happily paid $5k to skip the year and just get what we have now. He’s finally calming down a bit and being consistent with training. We adore him, of course, but it was a hellish year. [/quote]

I wouldn't pay $5k because I don't have it.  But I'd absolutely take a 1 year old rescue over a puppy.   Just went through the covid puppy phase after spending most of my adult life adopting dogs right around 1 year old.

The puppy months are HARD, OP, they are hard for even the most seasoned dog owners.   I'm not saying don't do it.  But be forewarned.

And I'd look for a rescue instead of some inflated price for an 11 month old "trained" dog. [/quote]

Thanks. I would love to rescue but we are never approved. In addition I need to know the temperament. I don't want a pit mix. We have never had a dog and i am scared of them at times. So really appealing to get a golden

We aren't approved because no fence and no dog experience.  Can get a fence though. [/quote]

OK, gotcha.   The ripoff with the trained dog, in my opinion, is that if you don't keep up the consistency with the dog, the dog gets untrained.   And if your family members all do different stuff with the dog in terms of commands, etc, that gets confusing too.

I highly recommend training through the first year at least.   My dog is 18 months and I still take him to training.   Your Dog's Friend is a nonprofit in Rockville that provides lower cost classes specifically to help families acclimate to their dogs so they are less likely to rehome their dogs in the future.  They have puppy kindergarten online and in person.  I took online because that's all that was offered during the height of covid, and I thought it would be horrible.   But it was great.   Training the dog is really about training the human.   And they are there to answer your questions as they come up.

Puppies need a schedule just like infants.    Mine was up, out to potty, a little play (I got a playpen type area in the basement), breakfast, more play, out, and then he zonked out to sleep.   Up, out, repeat.  As they get older, their schedule gets better.  I was working from home and after investing in the out, play, (short walk), play, he'd sleep close to a four hour block so I could work until lunch.   Repeat, out, play, walk, nap.  Life was easier by about 4 months.  Much easier by 7 months.   And pretty darned easy (as dogs go) by year.

I'd also recommend puppy socialization if possible.   Not a fan of dog parks, but if you have friends with dogs, try to introduce them fairly often.  And my vet told  me about Dogs Day Farm, which is amazing.  And a great place to board when you go out of town.  They aren't accepting new dogs at the moment, but email them and put in an inquiry.   They will work new dogs in as they are able.

https://yourdogsfriend.org/    Training

http://dogsdayfarm.com/   Day Care/Boarding[/quote]

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