Puppies are great..we have had two now...colby is almost 1.5 years and cammie is 5 months today...but they are a lot of work too...Cammie has been harder to house train than colby but so far she seems better at basic commands..colby is more stubborn about that but then colby is generally a more happy-go-lucky kinda guy and cam can be a real snot is she wants to be...colby is more destructive...he loves leather!!! hes a big chewer of just about anything....cammie likes to make a monsoon in the kitchen with the water bowl, while cute at first,can be annoying too.... but all said, we have been very happy with our two and just love em both to death....even if it might be them who drive us there somedays