Jul 24, 2026 · 37 min · 11 segments
When is your dog’s age the reason for their behavior? This week, Tara and Laura break down the different behaviors and challenges you may see from your dog at the different life stages. They explain…
Laura McClureHostTara SturmerHostToday on our podcast, we are going to be talking about puppy versus adolescent versus adult canine behaviors.
Yeah, and the fact that a lot of people will make the excuse for their dogs that You know, it's okay.
They're just exhibiting puppy behavior, so I feel like they let them get away with a lot of things.
And I think it's important to understand that, to understand what those behaviors are, what's okay, what's not, and when does that change? Like...
age range wise, like when are you looking at it's okay for puppy? When are you looking at the adolescent? How long does that last? And the adult and how much overlap is there? Could you have an adult that's exhibiting these quote-unquote puppy-like behaviors.
And, you know, in the canine world, if we were not involved, and again, I'm going to say if we are not involved and it's a pack of dogs or street dogs, puppies get away with a lot until they're about eight months.
I mean, we don't let them get away with as much as they get away with probably a natural pack.
Today on our podcast, we are going to be talking about puppy versus adolescent versus adult canine behaviors.
Yeah, and the fact that a lot of people will make the excuse for their dogs that You know, it's okay.
They're just exhibiting puppy behavior, so I feel like they let them get away with a lot of things.
And I think it's important to understand that, to understand what those behaviors are, what's okay, what's not, and when does that change? Like...
age range wise, like when are you looking at it's okay for puppy? When are you looking at the adolescent? How long does that last? And the adult and how much overlap is there? Could you have an adult that's exhibiting these quote-unquote puppy-like behaviors.
And, you know, in the canine world, if we were not involved, and again, I'm going to say if we are not involved and it's a pack of dogs or street dogs, puppies get away with a lot until they're about eight months.
I mean, we don't let them get away with as much as they get away with probably a natural pack.
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.
