Im not saying any other colour than yellow is going to be mad lol by no means . All i was trying to get across was what i was told when we were looking and what we have experienced since . Yes our Daisy went through a stage of humping it is all down to hormones , and Jessie when she was in season was trying to hump everything . As far as dogs sniffing bits , all dogs sniff bits male and female its just the way they communicate you cant stop it and when they are not in season there is no real problem. as far as teeth and claws yes a pup will play and accidently scratch and bite but its just tem being pups as far as you 5 year old he will love it anyway weather its been clawed or not lol you just need to make sure that you teach him its not a toy and needs to be left alone when asleep or eating we had chewed fingers and sctatches but strong commands of NO and reading the book i mentioned will arm you as to best deal with such behaviour . Try not to get a pup younger than 8 weeks they learn bite inhabition from siblings and the mother and having one earlier than 8 weeks would mean they hav,nt leant such restraint . Bitches leaking unless there is a medical reason for this it should,nt happen unless they are old sometimes when excited any dog can have a little widdle its just excitement and this is mainly while they are still young . A dog can be done over 9 months old to allow him to mature into his male hormones and so there isnt any growth issues . Vets vary on opinion about bitches some will say you can spay them after 6 months some will want them to have had there first season and then its usually done about 3 months after that season i think this is to allow them to mature hormonally it reduces the risk of mamary cancer in later life . A male dogs urges while young are pretty irratic and i must say that our friends dog who has just had the snip at 11 months was a nightmare particulary with our one dog he would not leave her alone for weeks each time they met he would try and hump her every 10 yards or so we tried everything to disuade him from shouting pinning him to the floor to make him submissive to ham and nothing worked he almost had a red mist infront of his eyes and wouldnt listen, so poor lad had his bits off lol his testosterone levels will now drop over the next weeks and hopefully reduce the urge to hump and be so dominant . I guess cos we know him and his owner we didnt take offence to it and at times it was quite funny but i guess if it had been a strange dog we would have been a little more than put out . You do get very protective of them but you have to understand they are dogs and as such they have different ways of dealing with situations and often human intervention is fruitless if dogs play fight with each other as long as you know the other dog its cool it often looks worse than it is and you have to let them get on with it , As humans we expect dogs to bahave like humans , and dogs expect humans to act like dogs so a meeting of minds in the middle is called for i guess . Make sure you see mom dog with pups too and if poss the dad this isnt always possible if they have used a stud dog a couple of visits gives a better indication of temperament dont be tempted to have what looks to be the smallest and the quietest you could end up with a nervy dog and be carefull of the one who runs over to you and is in your face too . Oh and lastly yes blondes do have more fun .

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