Togo just recently turned two years old. Some one told me once, that dogs are puppies until they are two and then they are just plain dogs. Well, he might be officially a "dog" but he will always be puppy to me. He has definitely calmed down though, he is not quite as crazy as he used to be. He certainly gets excited and all that, but in general, much calmer.
Do your dogs have naturally the "chase" instinct? Togo has none of that, he just don't know that he can chase things... we have some stray cats that come to our back yard, and the first time Togo saw them, he just sat down next to them and stared at them drooling. (A snack?) We had to chase the cats and show Togo how it is done. He was a fast learner though, now we just open the door and say:"Where are the kitties?" and he runs out to chase them. No more stray cats hanging out in our back yard.
It is starting to look a lot like fall here in Atlanta, finally the day temperatures are hovering around 65 - 70 degrees and it goes down to upper 40s or low 50s at night. I was getting tired of the constant 80s - I am truly a fall person. Have a great fall everyone!
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Rocco is now also 2 years old. I've noticed the same -- a bit more calm, but he still has his moments.
But I think being a mastador he's always been pretty laid back, so we've been very lucky with that. None of the really destructive behavior that people with say, lab puppies usually get.
Rocco has sort of been a chaser. Though when he sees a cat, he's usually just curious and wants to sniff it. But when it takes off, he'll want to chase it.
He is kind of a chicken though, because some cats stare back at him and then do the kitty growl. He just kind of slinks away. Haha!
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