They're generally considered to be pups for two years, but certainly after about 6 months they're called "big pups" because it is their behavior and not so much their size that gives them away. My two are in that category. Poppy is about 10 months (was about 6 when we got her in September), Cinnamon is in the 18 month to 2 year range. She has grown since she first arrived 9 months ago, so I think she must have been under a year when she turned up as a stray.

I am in the process of training them to respond to an Invisible Fence system. It will keep them off of the fences and in our yard. Cinnamon was having way too much fun finding ways to break through the cyclone fencing around the back. Since she's a pitbull (and since they do get such a bad rap) she might scare people if they don't know her, so I must keep her in the yard for her own safety.

SRS