REBEL WITHOUT A COLLAR: CANINE `TEENS' CAUSE GRIEF

REBEL WITHOUT A COLLAR: CANINE `TEENS' CAUSE GRIEF

DAYTON, Ohio (Wireless Flash) -- It looks like teenaged animals are just as obnoxious as the human kind. That's according to veterinarian Dr. Dan Carey of the Iams Company, who says adolescent dogs often rebel against their owners in the same ways that human teens rebel against their parents. For starters, the pooches begin ignoring their master's commands and start testing their owner's authority by entering off-limits territory -- like the sofa. The randy Rovers may try experimenting with their sexuality -- only instead of making out in a car, Carey says they get fresh with your leg. Bowser may also get rowdy and sneak out of the house by jumping over the fence to hook up with "canine gangs" who make mischief by chasing cats or rural livestock. Finally, Carey says some larger breeds of dogs actually suffer through "growing pains" when they go through rapid growth spurts -- just like humans.