Pupdate – 7 Months In

Our guy turns 7 months next week, and things have gotten a LOT better, but we still have challenges.

Pros:

• MUCH less excitable/quick to get wired and gremlin-y since he was fixed three weeks ago
• Still very cuddly and loving
• Getting better on walks, but still very curious about everything (in mostly good ways)
• still loves meeting people and being with us and following us around

Cons:

• RESOURCE-protective: we're working on trying to get him to leave things for us to get so he doesn't growl or snap at us (we've had a fair bit of growling, a couple of snaps and unfortunately one bite)
• loves to try and get looks on the counter to see what he's missing
• will run away if he gets something he thinks we'll want to take (and we usually will want to get it away from him because it's not good for him)

Also working on crate training since my new job has him being at home alone for a few hours between when I leave and when my wife gets home. How's it going? Eh.