Wild dog on the premises

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I know that it is "normal" for a Sheltie pup to have the "zoomies" and be super active, but Laddie goes over board at times. He just NEVER stops, I am afraid he is going to have a fit or something. I can't understand it, he gets exercise, plays, eats a good, healthy diet, but he is getting more and more hyper all the time. :confused2: Is there a good, natural preferably, product on the market that can just smooth the edges on his "tasmania devil" actions. I don't want to put him out so much he is sleeping all the time, I just want him a wee less "wild" for lack of a better word. He use to be like this just off and on, but now, it is getting worse, and the separation anxiety has gone off the charts, especially when Steve leaves. I am really concerned. Any advise will be appreciated. I love him, but, man, it is hard to even hug him when like this.:(
 
I have heard good things about rescue remedy to help with stressful/anxious dogs, for some it doesn't work but it might be worth a try.

I have also had a positive experience with a thunder-shirt in the instance of a dog terrified of thunder it helped settle her until the storm passed. It might help with the separation anxiety.


In regards to hyperactivity I have no clue sorry and you might already do this or have been told but when I am on my last nerve with Watson my sheltie I can normally get peace and quiet if I give him a treat/puzzle ball as he then occupies himself while working his brain at the same time. So even when he is finished with it he is more inclined to settle and I am less likley to give him away to the next person I see.
 
How I get rid of extra energy- chuckit, tennis ball, big fenced in area with grass. Does Laddie know how to fetch? I think I had Missy fetching from longer distances with the chuckit about 5-6 months old.
 
I'm also curious, do you insist that Laddie have time to relax during the day? It may sound counter-intuitive, but I remember when Lexi was a puppy (and even now sometimes!) we have to impose a nap/relaxing time. When she gets tired she gets really obnoxious and actually seems more hyper or amped up.

When she was a puppy we called it "putting her down for her nap"! It also helped her to keep a really rigid schedule, so we had set nap times for her and it really taught her how to keep herself busy, relax, etc.
 
corbinam said:
I'm also curious, do you insist that Laddie have time to relax during the day? It may sound counter-intuitive, but I remember when Lexi was a puppy (and even now sometimes!) we have to impose a nap/relaxing time. When she gets tired she gets really obnoxious and actually seems more hyper or amped up.

When she was a puppy we called it "putting her down for her nap"! It also helped her to keep a really rigid schedule, so we had set nap times for her and it really taught her how to keep herself busy, relax, etc.
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I was thinking the same thing.

Sadie was a really hyper puppy, she absolutely never stopped and became extra obnoxious when she was tired. We started putting her down for afternoon naps in her crate and also set a time for bed time. She was always asleep within 5 minutes. It made our lives MUCH more bearable.
 
I'm with the 3 above posters. My dog also went through that hyper, restless, can't settle down phase. I had to lock her in her crate for a few hours, so she would relax and she would be a much calmer dog afterwards. I'd put her in her crate with a treat or frozen kong, so she'll be happy to go in and then when she was done, she'd fall asleep. Of course in the beginning she whined to come out, but I ignored her.
 
My Kassie was a "wild child" when she was young. I would put her in her crate, being sure that she was given a nice treat, so she didn't think she was being punished. Most times she would be asleep in a flash. She was a much better baby when she came out.
 
I also like rescue remedy. I use it on my cats when we traveled, it helped the one who cries for hours in the car quiet down.
Funny you talk about zoomies, I am discovering people have assumptions about shelties and assume all are over hyper and so many other issues, that they like to tell me my dog must have problems he doesnt act out of control like other dogs.
I have been several times questioned about my dog to the point of rudeness because he is the most unzoomie quietest dog around.
One lady said it the other night in class so plainly, she said he is the most unsheltie like sheltie she ever met. I think the closest we get to a zoomie here is when I say wanna go for a ride and he does a little happy dance with his front two paws jumping, or when I come in the house returning from an appointment or something and he does run to me and circles me over and over excitedly and I love it!!!
Last night I thought he was dead he wouldnt move, or twitch or anything when I kept calling him to come to bed. He was in position for sleep do not disturb to the point of scaring me half to death. Not a blink or anything but his eyes were open. I yelled for Richard to come and still no movement from Chauncey finally when his poppa came he looked up like would you all keep it down please.
Do you like his zoomies? I like when he runs to me but otherwise wouldnt know what to think if I saw it. I would try bach rescue remedy, can put it right in his water, easy as that. Maybe those zoomies might be the ticket to some agility or herding trials or such?
 
Dickens is a quiet dog too. Although he has his excitable moments, he calms down very quickly and then quietly goes about his own affairs. He doesn't bark at odd things, and doesn't persistently bark; he doesn't counter-surf or get into things either. That may or may not be "normal," but I have to admit I don't mind it!
 
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