Bentley is at 6 months and, after getting so close with potty training, he regressed so we went back to square 1
- 2 meals a day, one when he gets up, and one around 5pm. When he was younger we fed him 3 times a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- Water with breakfast, around noon, with dinner, and whenever we get back from walks (we walk him 2x a day). This and the food make it a lot easier to control the potty (re)training
- Crate when he sleeps, so naps and overnight, and whenever we leave the kitchen. If my wife or I go in the other room, sometimes we take him on a leash and let him lie down in his day bed. For naps, he usually ends up going in his crate by himself, so we let him nod off and then close the door
- The walk at night really helps with the sleep. His active time is usually between 5pm (when we feed him) and 9pm, with a bit of a lull inbetween. The walk (usually 30min to 1hr) helps with the built up energy and tuckers him out
- With biting, Bentley is actually just starting to get worse with it. What we try to do is make a yelping noise whenever he nips, and turn away from him. This way he understands that he loses his playmate when he does this. It's still a work in progress, although I might try the substitution effect with him (toy, not hand)