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Puppies are like babies. They begin learning immediately, even if they suck at putting most learning into action. Puppy mothers immediately start "training" their puppies by setting limits. Babies that scream are trying their damnest to talk and interact. Puppies are similar. They will soak in everything, and consistency will pay off eventually! Puppies begin socializing and learning from their littermates in earnest between 4 and 8 weeks, and at 8 weeks, their ability to begin exploring and learning about the roll hits double time.
I second what NH said. She should still be accustomed to siblings yelping when enough is enough with the teeth. When we got Hamlet (at 16 weeks), that information was long gone, and we had to try every alternative to curb his teething. However, he learned socialization from us and our pack, so later he started responding to a yelp. I will still let Hamlet put my fingers in his mouth at a year and a half every now and then, just so I can wait for the slightest pressure and yelp to let him know teeth hurt.
Hamlet responded to commands at 16 weeks, as soon as we got him, although it was touch and go for a few weeks. The youngest I'd say they begin really listening is between 12 and 16, getting a firm grip by 6 months, at which point they turn into changling demons due to the terrible twos. Your good dog will reappear after the hormones start dialing down (usually around 9 months), and then they will hit their teenage phase and everything will go to shit again for awhile. Dogs themselves actually recognize puppies who have not had their first round of hormones kick in, and they allow the puppy a lot of leeway in making mistakes, known in the dog world as a "puppy pass." Hamlet's puppy pass expired when he was seven months.
Because your dog is a small breed, it should mature more quickly through stages than a larger breed. @Nighthawk is currently dealing with a demonic dog phase. :D
*puts her soapbox in the nearest closet and quietly exits stage right*
I second what NH said. She should still be accustomed to siblings yelping when enough is enough with the teeth. When we got Hamlet (at 16 weeks), that information was long gone, and we had to try every alternative to curb his teething. However, he learned socialization from us and our pack, so later he started responding to a yelp. I will still let Hamlet put my fingers in his mouth at a year and a half every now and then, just so I can wait for the slightest pressure and yelp to let him know teeth hurt.
Hamlet responded to commands at 16 weeks, as soon as we got him, although it was touch and go for a few weeks. The youngest I'd say they begin really listening is between 12 and 16, getting a firm grip by 6 months, at which point they turn into changling demons due to the terrible twos. Your good dog will reappear after the hormones start dialing down (usually around 9 months), and then they will hit their teenage phase and everything will go to shit again for awhile. Dogs themselves actually recognize puppies who have not had their first round of hormones kick in, and they allow the puppy a lot of leeway in making mistakes, known in the dog world as a "puppy pass." Hamlet's puppy pass expired when he was seven months.
Because your dog is a small breed, it should mature more quickly through stages than a larger breed. @Nighthawk is currently dealing with a demonic dog phase. :D
*puts her soapbox in the nearest closet and quietly exits stage right*