Why Does My Puppy Go Wild at Night? - American Kennel Club

It could be an obsessive behavior that indicates a bigger problem. Your puppy might be dealing with a compulsive need to zoom or might be ... 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BackToPuppyTraining WhyDoesMyPuppyGoWildatNight? ByStephanieGibeault,MSc,CPDT Feb05,2021|3Minutes Feb05,2021|3Minutes sleep firstpuppy Justwhenyouthinkyourpuppyshouldbesettlingdownforthenight,boom,yourpuppyjumpsupandstartsrunningaroundthehouselikethere’sasquirreltochase.Butthere’snoobviousreasonforthebehavior.There’snothingaheadofthemtochaseandnothingbehindchasingthem.What’sgottenintoyourpup?Newdogownersareoftensurprisedandevenalarmedbythisstrangedogbehavior.Butthere’snothingtobeworriedabout.Althoughitseemslikeyourpuppyishallucinatingimaginaryplaymates,it’sjustacaseofthezoomies. WhatAretheZoomies? Zoomiesarealsoknownas“frapping”whichcomesfromtheacronym“F.R.A.P.”or“FreneticRandomActivityPeriod.”Andthatsumsthemupperfectly.Yourpuppywillshowintenseandrandomactivityforashortburstoftime.Yourpupmightrunincirclesorstartandstoponadime.Playbowsareoftenincludedinthedisplayaswell.Thiscompletelynormalbehaviorisawayforyourpuppytogetridofexcessenergy. Becausefrappingreleasesenergy,youcanexpecttoseeitwhenyourdogisparticularlyexcitedorplayful.Getthattennisballoutforagameoffetchandyourpuppymightstartzoomingalloverthebackyard.Itwilllooklikeyourpuppycan’tcontaintheirglee.Atothertimes,adogwillgetthezoomiesafterastressfulevent,likeafterabath.It’sasifthey’redischargingthenervoustensionthathadbuiltup.Orperhapsthey’resimplydelightedtheeventisover. Zoomiesalsohappenquiteoftenatnight.Especiallywithpuppieswhohavebeencratedalldayorhavenotbeengivenenoughopportunitiestoexercise.Assoonastheygetthechancetorunaround,theytakeit. Evenadultdogsgetthezoomies,althoughtheyoungerthedogthemorefrequentlyitseemstooccur.Whyisthissuchacommonpuppybehavior?Althoughpuppiesnapalot,theyalsohavehugeburstsofactivityeachday.Ingeneral,theyaremoreenergeticthanolderdogs.Asadogagesandtheirenergyleveldrops,thefrequencyoffrappingusuallydropstoo. AretheZoomiesSafe? Youmightbewonderingifthezoomiesaresafeforyourdog.Thereareonlytwoconcerns:obstaclesandfrequency.First,makesuretherearenoobstaclesinyourpuppy’spathwhiletheyzoom.Afencedyardisagreatplacetoletthemgettheirenergyoutratherthanaclutteredlivingroom.Carpetedareasaresafertoo,soyourpuppydoesn’twipeoutandtakeatumble.Also,makesureyoukeepanybreakableknickknacksordelicateornamentsawayfromyourpuppy’szoomingpath.Iftheybumpatableleg,yourheirloomsmightgoflying. Second,watchthefrequencyofyourpuppy’szooming.Mostofthetimeit’saharmlessbehaviorthatdogsappeartowholeheartedlyenjoy.Butifyourdogisfrappingallthetime,youmightbelookingatsomethingmoreserious.Itcouldbeanobsessivebehaviorthatindicatesabiggerproblem.Yourpuppymightbedealingwithacompulsiveneedtozoomormightbeexperiencingahighamountofstress.Ifyouhaveanyconcernsaboutyourpuppy’sbehavior,consultabehaviorprofessionalforhelp. Morelikely,frequentzoomingisasignthatyourpuppyisn’tgettingenoughexercise.Althoughpuppiesshouldn’tparticipateinstrenuousexerciseoractivitieslikejumpingthatcandamagetheirgrowingbones,puppiesneedphysicalandmentalstimulation.Dailywalks,playtime,andtrainingsessionscangivepuppiesachancetoreleasetheirenergy.Themoreyoumeetyourpuppy’sphysicalandmentalneeds,thelesstheywillneedtofrap. HowDoYouDealWiththeZoomies? Considersettingaroutineforyourpuppythatincludestimeforplay,timefortraining,andtimeforactivity,whetherthat’splayingfetchintheyardorwalkingaroundtheblock.Besuretogetnaptimeintheroutinetoo.Puppiesneedlotsofrestspreadthroughouttheday. Andalthoughcratesareanexcellenttrainingtool,yourpuppyshouldn’tbeintherefromduskuntildawn.Ifyoucan’tbehometoletyourpupoutforbathroombreaksandsomeexercise,consideraskinganeighbororhiringapetsittertogiveyourpuppysomecompanyandactivityinthemiddleoftheday.Thenwhenyourpuppygoeswildatnight,youcanrelaxandenjoytheshowknowingthere’snothingtoworryabout. 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