6 months old and getting better!

Marley is 6 months old this week and as he moves from puppyhood to adolescence life is getting a little easier!  There’s still some biting but ignoring him is getting results. In the past week there’s only been one night of particularly challenging behaviour. Let’s hope we’re over the worst.  Crating at night has gone out the window after a few sleepless nights...he’s not particularly destructive so has the run of the kitchen now at night and also access to the sofa. He still hasn’t really discovered upstairs, which is good!

Walks are typically short and local and I’m trying not to go too far beyond the 5 minutes a month rule.  The docks was good to teach him some self restraint around joggers. Worden Park is wonderful as always, and he was happily off lead there on Sunday.

I’m still looking forward to longer walks and to get back on the moors. Won’t be long now I think before we head a little further.

Having big problems with waxy ears, and he won’t let me do a deep clean, so we are well used to the vets.  Next week he will be sedated to get them checked out and cleaned properly. Hope that sorts them!