Has your perfect puppy turned into a terrible teenager? 

Then you’re going to love this interview with Jo Sellers who is on a mission to throw frazzled pet parents a lifeline.

She’s written a book, Adore Your Adolescent Dog, where she’s put everything she’s learned from supporting owners of challenging canines.

Just like kids, as our dogs grow up, they can be troublesome too so if your dog has turned into Kevin the Teenager overnight, help is at hand.

Jo and I chat about what inspired her to write a blueprint to survive the tricky teenage period, why dogs change, how to manage the transition and Adore Your Adolescent Dog.

Key topics and timings in this episode:

0.20 - Jo's background

2.56 - Stats on how many adolescent dogs find their way to rescue centres

6.01 - Jo defines what a teenage dog is

7.50 - Why adolescence is a challenging period

10.41 - Why teenage dogs are like teenage humans

14.23 - How to cope with the changes in your dog

18.46 - How learned associations work with young dogs

21.32 - Jo's advice for owners who might be struggling with a teenage dog

26.39 - Where to find out more about Jo and her book

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Want to find out more about Jo?

Check out her website: https://www.pippinpetsdogtraining.co.uk/ 

Get your copy of Adore Your Adolescent dog on Amazon:  https://amzn.eu/d/2r2kkCF

Follow Jo at Pippin Pets on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pippinpets

And on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/pippinpets/

If you enjoyed this post, you might like to read Caroline Clark on why she wrote the book Fear and Anxiety in Dogs and Why you don’t need to walk your dog every day with Niki French