u/Fair-Ask-6922

Hey all! Would appreciate advice from anyone who's owned an LX. Do you have a preferred year or have any insight for me? Much appreciated!

Hi All! I got my puppy at 11 weeks and he's been in weekly training since I got him. He is super smart and knows all commands. I've done indoor and outdoor training, starting to introduce more distractions now. He is fully potty trained and has been for about a month.

I train him with rewards so he has his regular training treats and then more high value for distractions.

So for the last week or so he has been getting "argumentative" and not listening as well. I still hold the command until he complies. I figure this is his rebellious phase but this just seems so early. Example: I'll command a sit and he'll bark at me and snap in my direction. I tell him again and he does it and then gets his reward. (he's never bitey towards me. He'll just do air snaps sometimes if he gets an attitude about something) He has also been more aggressive playing with other dogs. He always plays in a mouthy way but he's been grabbing and holding lately. When I see that, I pull him away to cool down and then release when he seems more relaxed and then repeat that if he continues to hold.

Just looking to get opinions and advice. Also if your puppy hit that phase as early as mine.