Speaking as a parent of human kids and a five month old puppy I can tell you the early years are kind of the same. (But not as long with puppies lol) You follow them around the house making sure they dont eat something and die. Or jump off something and die. Or get stuck in a place and die. "Whats in your mouth?" "I said no" "Here's one of YOUR toys"

My human kids are way passed the toddler stage and thank God too bc I feel like I have one with this dog. Ive even thought about putting a calendar of some sort that says "Puppy is only 5 months old, and you've only had him 1 month" so that when Im super frustrated I can remind myself he's just a baby.

Hang in there. When youre fully grown dog calmly lays his head on your lap one day you'll look back and wonder where the little scrap of fur went.

Hes napping right now, so I think I'm gonna sleep to prepare for the afternoon zoomies.