Dogs · by Elif Yılmaz · 2026-10-02

Land shark stage: when did your puppy stop trying to shred your hands

Mine is 14 weeks and turns into a crocodile every evening from 7 to 8:30. Redirecting helps for five minutes. Frozen washcloth helps for seven. I would like to keep my fingerprints.

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Finn Brown · 19 likes

Overtired puppy was 100% worse than teething puppy in my house

Kabir Khan · 1 likes

It ends. Feels fake while you're in it, but it ends.

Maya Williams · 7 likes

For us? around five months, and even then it was very gradual

Noah Miller · 2 likes

Wear old sleeves. Not advice, just armor.

Ananya Rao · 0 likes

Enforced naps saved my sanity

Tola Ibrahim · 1 likes

I think this is the answer I keep resisting because it requires structure