We brought him home at 10 weeks. Seems like a reasonable age to me.
*proud mama brag*
He went to the door three times today!! What a smart boy! We are still limiting water access ( all the water he wants, just not access to it all the time) and yes, I do think hubby has been missing cues. I'm helping more now. Now that Patches knows we are dense he is putting more effort into making his needs known. Like rattling the empty food pan to let us know he wants water :) The bell idea might work. I also thought I might him to speak. I taught my Callie dog to bark when she wanted out. Very handy.
Yesterday the lights went on and now he's a fetching fool! Won't touch the puppy size tennis-type ball, but he loves to fetch his sqeaky frog!
He's also getting pretty good on the leash. He gets fed up and throws himself down, but he's learning fast. He must be on the leash outdoors at all times now, since he showed us our yard is not secure for a dog his size. I ordered fencing, which will be here Friday. Guess we'll be building fence this weekend.
