When Deb turned 5 months old, almost literally overnnight she calmed down a lot. I mean she still has a lot of puppy energy, but she also became much more snuggly and quiet at times. That was almost 2 months ago. Maya on the other hand will be 6 months old later this month and she has shown no signs of settling down at all. She has acquired all the energy Deb lost...and then some