[Dailydrool] How old is a puppy?

[Sabrina]

A few months ago we adopted Ellie, a 26 month old girl from Basset 
Hound Rescue of So. California. We knew her age because she was owner 
relinquished to a shelter with vet records (then surrendered again 
because of family allergies). I figured she was past the puppy stage, 
although we did have to put away the bathroom trash with its 
irresistible tissues. I was wrong. I'm a knitter, and I was working 
on delicate lace baby blanket for my daughter, who is expecting a 
baby boy in a few weeks. Because this project was a challenging 
project that was going to take some time, and because it was knitted 
with a thin yarn, I treated myself to a pair of very sharp rosewood 
knitting needles (Lantern Moon), the most expensive pair I'd ever 
bought - $22. When not knitting, I kept the project in a knitting bag 
on an end table next to the couch. About a month after we got Ellie, 
I came home from work, put down my things, and headed for the kitchen 
to start dinner. From the kitchen, I could see into the family room, 
where we have most of the dog toys and the favorite dog bed. Hmm, 
what toy is that. . . I asked myself. I moved closer. It was my 
knitting! Ellie got the bag down, pulled out the knitting, and chewed 
through the middle of one knitting needle. The middle of the lace 
blanket was unraveled. I just stood there and cried. My husband 
arrived from work and found me there, standing, crying into my hands. 
(For you knitters, the good things are that she didn't chew up the 
yarn,and I had a lifeline in the lace so I was able to recover 
without starting over.)

They are puppies for a long time.

Sabrina, Ellie, Brendan ATB, Calhoune ATB