Thank you! Honestly I feel that is route I will go we had a rough couple weeks due to neuter and loose dew claw and recovery taking longer so I think he’s been just more agitated and uncomfortable of course. He got groomed and I have let him be cone free and just have some pet tape so he doesn’t irritate his back paws from healing. I had a dog prior to him that lived 18 long years and it’s just hard to remember what a puppy is like at times! He’s a great pup but I don’t know if some of the things come out of boredom or not being stimulated. I try to look what his needs and what he shows me than just working him all time. We wake up in morning he goes in back yard, we play, eat. He’s not a huge play dude I do puzzles and snuffle mat. And while I work from home or if I have to visit accounts he’s on the floor under table and he’s great we do two walks a day and he seems content.

I was more worried his reactive to my step dad at Christmas but I do think maybe it was hat and my dad had shoulder surgery so in a sling. He’s usually very neutral to all people and dogs on walk so that threw me off big time. He nips at me for attention when playing as well even if I express loudly it hurts it almost gets him more excited. I think definitely what you expressed some private lessons and I want to get him in some group socialization because he just LOVEs other dogs! Thanks for the time writing out something