losinsusan
Posted : 2/8/2010 12:19:38 PM
I have a 13 week old irish setter puppy who just like yours, is in the mouthy stage. All puppies go through this at varying degrees. Labs are none for being that way. Its normal and you have to live through it till about 6-7 months when the adult teeth come in. I agree, we just stuff other things in his mouth and repeat a thousand times a day, No Bite. My last puppy was way worse then this one, so we aren't suffering as bad!
As far as puppy kindergarten, your local Petco and Petsmart stores have them as well as countless others, You live in a large city so you will find so many if you just check online or in your local phone book. You can't start till about 10 weeks or until your vet has given at least the second distemper if I recall. We had that at 10 weeks. Mine started the next day. Honestly it is for socializing more than learning much that is why where you have it should be where you can find a decent trainer but where there are lots of other pups in the class. Your next level of puppy basic is where finding a good trainer is more important. We go once a week to a free puppy play group at a local doggy daycare center. There are usually at least 30 pups there, indoors to play with. Its a godsend in the cold winter months. Petco also has free puppy play on Saturdays at most stores here in Chicagoland anyway! Hope I helped.