What Makes a Puppy So Hyper in the Evening? - Pets - The Nest

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Increased Activity in the House. Your puppy has been home alone for a few hours, then all of a sudden people start arriving back from school and work. · Excess ... DogHealthWhatMakesaPuppySoHyperintheEvening?BySimonFodenHowtoTameaHyperDogiBananaStock/BananaStock/GettyImagesAdultdogstypicallymatchtheirenergylevelstothosearoundthem.Sowhenthefamilyischillingoutinfrontofamovie,Luckywilldothesame.Butitmaytakeyourpuppysometimetoadapttothehumanroutine.Hishypereveningactivityhasafewpotentialcauses.IncreasedActivityintheHouseYourpuppyhasbeenhomealoneforafewhours,thenallofasuddenpeoplestartarrivingbackfromschoolandwork.Lucky’senvironmentgoesfromquietandpeacefultoahiveofactivity.Youcan’treallyblameLuckyforgettingexcited,buthyperactivityisnotdesirable,socorrectivemeasuresarenecessary.InsteadoffussingLuckyandmakingtheproblemworse,introduceabriefperiodofminimalcontactjustaftereachpersoncomesback.HaveeachpersonwaitatleastfiveminutesaftergettinginbeforefussingandplayingwithLucky.Additionally,ifLuckyistooexcited,givinghimabrieftime-outwillhelphimlearnthathyperactivitydenieshimthecontactheisthrilledaboutreceiving.ExcessEnergyIfLuckyishomewhilethefamilyisatwork,heneedssomethingtodo.TVdogtrainerCesarMillanrecommendsgivingLuckyajob.Anyactivitythatrequiresmentalfocusandenergycountsasajob,suchassolvingafoodpuzzle,findinghiddentreatsorplayingwithatreatdispenser.Thisway,heismentallystimulatedinyourabsence.Chewtoysareagoodwaytohelphimstaveoffboredomtoo.Beforetheeveningarrives,makesurethatLuckygetsanicelongwalk.Atireddogisawell-behaveddog.FeedingYourpuppyshouldbegettingthreemealsadayuptotheageof8months,atwhichstageyoucanfeedhimtwiceaday.GivethelastmealnolaterthanthreehoursbeforeyouwantLuckytogotosleep.Thisgiveshimenoughtimetodigesthisfood.Failingtogivehimsufficienttimetodigesthisdinnerbeforebedtimemeanshemaystruggletogettosleep.Hisrestlessbehaviormayturnintohyperactivity.SeparationAnxietyPuppiestakeawhiletofigureoutthatbeingleftaloneisn’tapermanentthing.Theirinstinctstellthemthatsolitudeisbad,sotheywhine,becomedistressedandsometimeshowl.Ifyourpupsuffersfromseparationanxiety,allthattensionandreliefcanturnintohyperactivitywhenyougethomefromwork.Thisisdifferentthansimpleexcitementatseeingyou,thehyperactivityisdrivenbyanxiety.ThetricktocuringseparationanxietyistointroduceLuckytosolitudegradually,soyoucanclearlyshowhimthatyoualwaysreturn.Alwayscheckwithyourveterinarianbeforechangingyourpet’sdiet,medication,orphysicalactivityroutines.Thisinformationisnotasubstituteforavet’sopinion.MoreArticlesSeparationAnxietyinanAmericanBulldog→StopPuppiesfromWhining&Biting→AnxiousPoodleBehavior→ReferencesVetInfo:5TipsforCalmingaHyperDogCesar'sWay:5TipsforCalmingaHyperactiveDogCesar'sWay:Problem:DogWon'tSleepThroughtheNightTheHumaneSocietyoftheUnitedStates:SeparationAnxietyWriterBioSimonFodenhasbeenafreelancewriterandeditorsince1999.HebeganhiswritingcareeraftergraduatingwithaBachelorsofArtsdegreeinmusicfromSalfordUniversity.Hehascontributedtoandwrittenforvariousmagazinesincluding"K9Magazine"and"PetFriendlyMagazine."HehasalsowrittenforDogmagazine.net.TheNestthenest×



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