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06-02-2008, 07:54 PM
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How Long are they a Puppy
So I was just curious as to what age everybody thought a puppy would no longer be considered a puppy.
It's not really that important, but it can win me a bet.  I said they were labelled a puppy until their first birthday.
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06-02-2008, 08:05 PM
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I never want them to grow up , so they are always my puppers !!! Kidding aside , I think it depends on the breed and what you consider Puppyhood ....
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06-02-2008, 10:07 PM
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I think technically it's when a dog is full-grown, generally one year old (less for small breeds, more for giant breeds).
To me, though, I call a dog a puppy if he's under about 7 months old. After that I consider them juveniles, or young adults. To me it's like calling a 16 year old a child.
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06-02-2008, 11:28 PM
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Until they start behaving
 I'm gonna say 18 months. Up until like 8 months I'll call them a "baby puppy" or "a little puppy"...after that i just stick to "puppy". I refered to Milo as "my puppy" the other day and then realized it's a little bit late for that.
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06-03-2008, 02:45 PM
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I suppose the breed really plays a major part. It is hard to call an 80 pound 8 month old Bouvier a puppy.
I guess we might have to call this bet a draw.
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06-03-2008, 02:51 PM
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Morgan is a seven year old puppy.
Ares, at eight, seems to have recently grown out of puppyhood.
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06-03-2008, 03:29 PM
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It depends on the breed and how they mature.
My breed (great danes) maturely very slowly. They are still very much all puppy until well over a year of age. Physically, they are not considered fully grown until between the age of 2-3. (Females typically at 2, males can take longer.) Mentally, I'm not sure they EVER fully mature. 
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06-03-2008, 03:32 PM
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Bamm is 2.... he still acts like a puppy a lot... he's clearly a crazy nutso puppy in an adult body. lol
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06-03-2008, 03:41 PM
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Kaylee's 9 months old and still acts so much like a stupid puppy with ADD that I can't imagine not saying she's a puppy still.
Hannah on the other hand seemed to mature pretty fast and grew out of the puppy phase pretty quick if I remember correctly
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