Starting to Lift Leg

Well, Max is finally starting to lift his leg when peeing. It has only taken him 14 months!! I thought he would never learn. Its funny trying to see him balance though. His behavior is so still puppy like! Some days I wish he would relax and let me rest. He wakes me up all night by playing with his toys in the house and once I move he is right there begging me to get up! He has not grown much, only 56 pounds last time at the vet 1 month or so ago. but he seems to be eating a lot more here recently, so maybe he is having a growth spurt. Small is find to me though, since I am less than 5 feet tall, he already runs me right over. Any suggestions on games we can play to get his energy out would be great.......we play ball outside, go running, play ball inside, and he stills wants to play!! My chores never get done :?
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Some boys never really catch on to the leg lift.....even when they have other boys around to show them how it's done. Frankly, I'd prefer they not learn at all. Dead grass is one thing, but I hate to see burned shrubs.

I'd much rather have a playful pup than do the chores! It may be time for obedience classes and then move onto agility or flyball. Trust me, after flyball training, they will sleep soundly. Of course all these classes mean the chores are still ignored, but then who died from a dirty house?

As for size, if he's this size at 14 month, there's very little growth yet to come. Trust me, a small sheepie fits better: fits in the car, fits on the bed, fits on the couch. I love my itty bitty sheepie girl.......she's around 60 lbs after a big meal. The rest of the guys here bowl me over.
Jack is 16 months old AND still intact and has not figured out how to lift his leg, but believe me I am not complaining. He has been around my Mom's rott. who is 9 months old and has just recently started to lift his leg, I hope he doesn't tell Jack how to do it. My Jack was 80 lbs at the last vet appoinment and they said he was at perfect weight. He has lost some, about 10 lbs. I am assuming it was the switch from Iams to Nutro.
Our favorite game is hide and seek, one of us distracts while the one of us hides and then we say Where is ____? They take off and find us and bark happily when they find us and they are ready for it again. It is really neat because they now know us by name and will go to the person that we tell them too. Our living, dining and kitchen are all part of this open great room. The way we have furniture laid out, it makes a track for the kids to run circles calling the dogs to chase them. They all get excercise and we get to just sit there and laugh. All of this can be done on a rainy day. LOL
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