June 2026
“What helped most was not having to decide anything. One page, three things, done. The first month was still hard — but I always knew what I was supposed to be doing that day.”
— Isabella
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The Teenage Months – The 5-to-9-Month Adolescence Plan (Instant PDF)
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The day-by-day plan for your puppy's first month home: one focus per day, three checkboxes, and tonight's routine.
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What you get
- 30 daily action pages — one focus per day
- 7 short playbooks: potty, biting, crate & sleep and more
- The 49-exposure socialization checklist
- A printable fridge calendar
- Works for any breed, from 8 weeks old
The whole story
The puppy you trained appears to have left. They have not — they are five months old, the brain is rewiring, and everything you taught is still in there, currently buried under a teenager.
Around month five most owners hit the same wall: the recall evaporates, the potty training wobbles, and something expensive gets destroyed. This is the single most common age at which dogs are given up, and it is also the most predictable. The Teenage Months is 13 pages on how to get through it without losing the dog you built.
What's inside
- A month-by-month map of 5 to 9 — what you'll notice, what's behind it, and what your job is
- The second fear period — the bit owners handle worst, because it looks like disobedience and is the exact opposite
- "He knows it, he's ignoring me" — why trained cues collapse, and the re-proofing ladder that brings them back
- Chewing, round two — the destruction audit, and what actually satisfies an adult jaw
- Why more exercise makes it worse — and the enrichment menu that works instead
- Hormones — the questions to take to your vet, including neutering timing
- Jumping, counter-surfing and door-dashing — the three fixes, for the whole household
- When the puppy license expires — play changes, dog parks, and guarding that appears for the first time
- The daily ten — ten minutes a day, five non-negotiables
- A printable monthly report card so you can see August was worse than November
Who it's for
Anyone with a dog between four and twelve months — or anyone who wants to know what's coming. It's the sequel to The First 30 Days.
Instant PDF download. Print it or read it on your phone. Works on US Letter and A4.
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From real owners
What owners told us
Three people who bought the plan for their own puppy. Here's what came back.
June 2026
“I added the printables pack and I'm glad I did. Having the sheets on the fridge meant my partner and I were finally doing the same thing instead of guessing.”
— Lucas
June 2026
“I'd read so much online that I just felt more lost. This was the first thing that gave me an order to follow. It helped, and I stopped second-guessing myself every evening.”
— Alexander
Questions
Before you ask
What age and breed is this for?
Any breed, from 8 weeks old. The potty schedules adjust by your puppy's age, so a 10-week-old and a 16-week-old follow different intervals — the plan tells you which.
My puppy has been home for a few weeks already. Too late?
Not at all. Start at Day 1 anyway — the plan catches you up fast. Most late starters are back on track within the first week of pages.
Is this a physical book?
No — it's a 52-page PDF you download right after checkout. Read it on your phone or print it out. The fridge calendar is designed to be printed.
How is it delivered?
Instantly. You'll get your download link right after checkout — no shipping, no waiting. Buy it tonight, start tonight.