Wild dog on the premises

Like others have said, we do the nap time technique. Every time my little man starts acting REALLY bad we put him in his crate and he goes to sleep within 5 minutes. Remember, dogs are just like kids. When I was doing my child development class in high school, my girl followed a baby's developments month to month.
 
Ha hahahh...dog AND cat have zoomies at our house and it is hysterical !!! However, hours of zoomies would definitely NOT be funny at all. Puppies are busy so maybe some short teaching sessions and of course, fetch and tug. Follow that with some crate time as the others have suggested and let him wind down. Help him learn to fit into your world and teach him to occupy himself.
 
I will sure try the "nap" idea. You know, I sort of thought that maybe that was why he was so out of control at night, the one or two times I put him to bed because of it, he DID go right to sleep. So, I shall set a time for afternoon nap and a set time for bedtime. I think this might be the ticket.:wink2: Obnoxious is sure the word for him at night, I use to be really hyper as a child when I would get tired, LOL, so, it makes sense a pup/dog would too.

In answer to the "fetch" question, no, Laddie does not fetch, silly dog, he is afraid of the ball, he goes after it then runs away from it.

What is a puzzle ball? Sounds like a dog version of a Rubiks" cube?
 
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Internette said:
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?
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I will have to try the "Rescue Remedy" Now that I think about it, I used it when I was going to take exams in college, worked pretty well, I will try to get some next time I am in Christchurch for him, AND me, LOL.

NO, a little of those "zoomies" goes a long long way, man, that pup is fast, he skids as he goes around corners, even on carpet, I guess he would be good agility, something to maybe plan on for sure.
 
Yup nap time was exactly what I was thinking too! Definitely worked for Bon, its like a baby that doesn't want to sleep but then as soon as they have no choice its fast asleep! I have a pen that I can put around her bed, and now she takes herself to bed and I don't have to make her. Sometimes if zoomies are getting too much or I think she's going to run into a wall I leave the room, go in my room and close the door. Often once no one is watch she stops and goes back to normal. If she is getting too silly or barking obnoxiously at me then I give her 10 secs in the bathroom but if she is a silly begger and won't let me catch her then I leave the room and she catches on to settle down.
 
Before I got Fillion I would read these posts about "zoomies" and had no clue what folks were talking about. All my shelties were a year old or more when I got them. Heh. It was amazing to watch him flip a switch and go into turbo mode. My husband said He's insane! I started timing it. He would zoom for about 5 minutes solid then fall over asleep for 8 hours. I don't know if its age (6 months) or bringing in an older dog, but he doesn't zoom anymore.
 
I think the zoomies is hilarious, always makes me laugh when I'm feeling down.

One thing I really recommend for active young dogs is to make every meal a challenge. Eating should take them time, make them think and give you a break from entertaining them. And dogs love working for their food. The 3 methods I use are treat bottle, treasure hunt and 'find it'.

Treat bottle - You can make your own treat dispenser by cutting kibble sized holes in a plastic bottle (make sure the holes aren't sharp) then they have to push and throw it around to get the kibble out. As they get better at it you can make less holes so its more of a challenge.

Treasure hunt - hiding treats around the house or yard. This is my dogs' favourite game, even the cats join in. Start with smellier treats in obvious places and work your way up to more of a challenge. Nowadays I shut my two out of the area while I'm hiding the treats, then I say 'treasure time' and open the door and they're off.

Find it - is looking for food you have thrown on the ground. It's great for when you're in a hurry and just throw the kibble out in the backyard for them to find. To teach 'find it' throw some kibble on the ground in front of the dog and say 'find it', do this a number of times and increase the distance away that you throw it. Once they understand 'find it' you can throw the kibble out in the yard (I let mine watch the direction I throw it) and just tell them to find it.

If you want to teach Laddie to relax try massages. Shoulders and the base of the tail are the best spots. It's a good, quick way to get their adrenalin levels down and definitely helps calm them down. Plus it's an excellent way of building a stronger bond b/w you both.
 
*Caro said:
I think the zoomies is hilarious, always makes me laugh when I'm feeling down.

One thing I really recommend for active young dogs is to make every meal a challenge. Eating should take them time, make them think and give you a break from entertaining them. And dogs love working for their food. The 3 methods I use are treat bottle, treasure hunt and 'find it'.

Treat bottle - You can make your own treat dispenser by cutting kibble sized holes in a plastic bottle (make sure the holes aren't sharp) then they have to push and throw it around to get the kibble out. As they get better at it you can make less holes so its more of a challenge.

Treasure hunt - hiding treats around the house or yard. This is my dogs' favourite game, even the cats join in. Start with smellier treats in obvious places and work your way up to more of a challenge. Nowadays I shut my two out of the area while I'm hiding the treats, then I say 'treasure time' and open the door and they're off.

Find it - is looking for food you have thrown on the ground. It's great for when you're in a hurry and just throw the kibble out in the backyard for them to find. To teach 'find it' throw some kibble on the ground in front of the dog and say 'find it', do this a number of times and increase the distance away that you throw it. Once they understand 'find it' you can throw the kibble out in the yard (I let mine watch the direction I throw it) and just tell them to find it.

If you want to teach Laddie to relax try massages. Shoulders and the base of the tail are the best spots. It's a good, quick way to get their adrenalin levels down and definitely helps calm them down. Plus it's an excellent way of building a stronger bond b/w you both.
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I have a kong dumbbell shaped toy (http://www.petco.com/product/115084/KONG-Squeezz-Dumbbell-Dog-Toy.aspx) and there is two openings, one on each side. we put Ruutu's dog food in it and he has to turn it and flip it and fight for it to get all the food out. Then we refill it and do it again! it takes him about 5-10 minutes per one filling. We also do this with dog treats too. We don't do this all the time though, just when he has some extra energy and obnoxious and we have the time to fill it :lol:. He now checks out his toy all the time to see if there is food in it magically.
 
melbell said:
going off of this...
I have a kong dumbbell shaped toy (http://www.petco.com/product/115084/KONG-Squeezz-Dumbbell-Dog-Toy.aspx) and there is two openings, one on each side. we put Ruutu's dog food in it and he has to turn it and flip it and fight for it to get all the food out. Then we refill it and do it again! it takes him about 5-10 minutes per one filling. We also do this with dog treats too. We don't do this all the time though, just when he has some extra energy and obnoxious and we have the time to fill it :lol:. He now checks out his toy all the time to see if there is food in it magically.
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I have a Kong Wobbler http://amzn.com/B004NSVIRY that I used to use with Missy when she was younger. I would put her dinner in it and let her push it around the house. It lasted long enough for me to take a shower without her getting into something. I also have to put that away, otherwise she keeps checking to see if there's anything in it. I also have a medium sized hol-ee roller http://amzn.com/B0002DJX44 that I'll stick some good sized dog cookies in so she'll spend a good amount of time trying to get the cookie.
 
Caro, I've been doing the 'find it' games with my dogs for YEARS, scene I was about 5 years old with my first shelties, F-kap Sr and Sunny. Although it was probably just my evil child mind wanting to tease the dogs:o. I'll have to try the 'treasure hunt' and treat bottle though, sounds like it'd be fun for them.:yes:
 
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