Kodi has hit adolescence...
WOW does it suck. What an asshole he has become, in just a few weeks too! Our management situation has gone from complicated to pain-in-the-butt due to his new attitude.
He picks fights with the other dogs at feeding time, he fence fights with any dog that is on the other side of a fence, he steals chew things from the pups (and in a very mean way), he harasses Luytiy and picks on his mom, he doesn't listen to us anymore either, and he's become protective of things that don't need protecting (like the air lol).
We've been through a few CO adolescences, I mean we got Luytiy right in the middle of his, but what make Kodi's different is how shocking the change is. I mean, he went from shy & lovable "Kodi Bear", to a quarrelsome pain-in-the-ass in like a week. He started lifting his leg around the 27th and by the 3rd he had become a complete jerk.
I'm just shocked at the change. I've never seen this much change in a dog from just hitting adolescence. Crazy!
I think he's gonna need to be on a "short leash" for a few months...
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He picks fights with the other dogs at feeding time, he fence fights with any dog that is on the other side of a fence, he steals chew things from the pups (and in a very mean way), he harasses Luytiy and picks on his mom, he doesn't listen to us anymore either, and he's become protective of things that don't need protecting (like the air lol).
We've been through a few CO adolescences, I mean we got Luytiy right in the middle of his, but what make Kodi's different is how shocking the change is. I mean, he went from shy & lovable "Kodi Bear", to a quarrelsome pain-in-the-ass in like a week. He started lifting his leg around the 27th and by the 3rd he had become a complete jerk.
I'm just shocked at the change. I've never seen this much change in a dog from just hitting adolescence. Crazy!
I think he's gonna need to be on a "short leash" for a few months...
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@Calia - If that was the case then all the dogs would be reacting as if a female was coming into season. By that I mean, they would all be sniffing pee spots, drooling, sniffing rear-ends, etc... None of that is going on.
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@lindsayt - Yea, male CO can be pretty annoying when a female is in heat. It's the only time that I don't really like Luytiy, he just goes kinda nuts. Grym may need to sit it out in his kennel, or he might drive you nuts (and the Shiba might kill him lol). Don't feel bad about it either, I've come to the conclusion that they have no idea what they are doing when a female is in season. ... No, no ... don't feel bad because being around an in heat female is stressful on him, and I have come to the conclusion that they prefer not to be freaking out and stressed like that. We just put Luytiy in the barn when he starts to lose his mind over the ladies.
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@tjbart17 - It's heartbreaking to me too, but it's also strangely reassuring. Kodi has been such a love, I was starting to wonder if it was the way he was raised... but now I am starting to see some of those genetics come through and it feels rather familiar.
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And I absolutely laughed at the "protecting the air" line...
"Farrah is on the cusp of womanhood and Grym is being a (cover your ears Brad) a bit of a shit."
I covered my ears, but I could still read that naughty, naughty word. Oh the horror! :oP