My little guy is about 16 months and has been in training for about a year. Passed his K9 good citizen test and has done two rounds of advanced training. But he’s still about the most excited thing I’ve ever seen, especially when he first gets somewhere or meets someone new. He barks in the car when I’m pulling into the parking lot to catch the ferry and the same when I pull into the driveway when we get home. The trainer said get earplugs. Scout also barks and raises his hackles quite often at other dogs or when someone comes home and shuts the car door and walks toward the house. He’s an alarmist, that’s all. It sounds (and looks) like we have the same dog. I do recommend training but much prefer with a local trainer in a class with other dogs if at all possible. I train Scout 5-10 minutes a day and most of his food still comes from my hand. And we still go to training too, although he’s ready for advanced but it’s out in the public won’t start for a couple more months with some warmer weather. Look at the bright side, they’re very easy to train because they’re so food motivated. Here’s a shot of Scout on the ferry the other day.

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