Well, I've rather convinced myself to adopt another dog from the local shelter. My primary motivation is to have another dog around to keep my current dog company when I'm not around. Otherwise he tends to turn into a kleptomaniac and collects things that I don't want him to collect. then he hides them. [
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Regardless, he'll be exercised regularly, etc. I'll have plenty of time for him (my other dog collects things when I'm there with him but not paying attention to him
), but the dog I fell in love with is a 5 month old puppy. He was a stray dog so he hasn't had any of the typical "pre 5 month old" puppy socialization or behavior. So, I was wondering how to approach things with this dog as far as training and socialization goes. Between the 5 month and 1 year mark what is most important? I've had puppies before, but 8/9 week old puppies so by the time they're five months old they have all the basics. I guess I'm mostly asking what are the main things I should be concerned with and watch out for, are their certain fears typical of puppies that age, etc? Where should I start?
Any help would be appreciated. I'm kind of an information whore, and I want to make sure I completely know what I'm getting into! Thanks
