Won't stop following us around
 

Achilles is 14 months old. He follows us everywhere. Up the stairs, down the stairs, into the bathroom (but leaves when instructed to). I expect this behavior as part of normal puppy behavior, but he's not so much a puppy anymore.

Is this something that should cease on its own or is it something that needs to be learned somehow.

Normally I don't mind, except that at times, I have almost tripped over him coming down the stairs. More concerning is when my 3/yo is coming down the stairs and Achilles pushes him as he is coming down the stairs himself.

There's a reason we call them shadows ;) My girl is 32 months old and is still always on my, or my bf's, heels.

They are guardian angels. Do you have a plug by the stairway? I suggest a nitelight. When they get older they wont follow as bad, but they will checkup on you.

Hey - at least they are big. Our Chinese Cresteds follow us everywhere as puppies - always underfoot - and they are TINY!! We do the Puppy Shuffle when they are out and about - you basically don't lift your foot off the ground. :)

They are known as companion dogs for a reason.

They really do need a human to please and interact with. They don't care what you're doing they just want to do it with you.

LOL.. My Kira is always behind me. She follows me to every room in my house, and will wait at the doorway.
It's a beautiful thing, and a true testament to your dog's devotion to you.

Enjoy it.

Just an FYI... When she does follow me, I always take the opportunity to exercise her "stay" command. If I'm walking to the other side of my home, and she starts to follow, I'll occasionally put her into a stay, and reward her for waiting for me.

This is normal GSD behavior. My 14 yr old girl still follows me from room to room.

Exactly.

I was in my attic today putting x-mas boxes away. Pull down ladder & my boy was trying to climb the ladder to be with me. If I didn't tell him to stay I swear he would have climbed it...not sure how I would have got him down:rolleyes:

Lisl was with me too, every trip up and down the stairs to the attic. I was doing the same thing as you.