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puppy wildly running around
by: Anonymous

Hello, we have a petite golden doodle (lab, golden, poodle mix in petite size). She is now 12 weeks old and ran around and jumped up, wildly, like an a rocket out of control, or a speeding bullet; as fast as lighting, every night around 7pm and sometimes this happened between 1-4 times/day (all around the same time). She did this up until she was 11 weeks old and for whatever reason has stopped at 12 weeks old. However, we have read countless posts from many sites that owners of dogs and puppies of all kinds of breeds do this. It is often referred to as the "ZOOMIES". Apparently, it is very common and not necessarily a bad thing if the dog doesn't hurt anyone or themselves doing this some say it is lack of exercise but no matter how much our pup was entertained and exercized, she had the "zoomies" regardless. We told the puppy class trainer and she said dogs often do this when they are actually tired or sleepy. She guessed our dog probably goes and flops down after having the zoomies and she was right-- our dog goes down and falls asleep right after such an episode. However, she said that when we sense the zoomies coming on or after they happen, if the dog doesn't put itself to sleep, take it to it's bed or quiet area and will fall asleep. If your dog also bites, during the zoomies, then I'm not sure how to stop the biting except to confine the dog around the time you notice this happen each day/night for a short time in a puppy safe space/room alone, or in a play pen, until he/she gets the zoomies out of their system. Otherwise, maybe ask a trainer/behaviorist how else to handle the biting during Zoomy-time. -- hope it helps to know this happens with several dogs and your not alone.

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Nothing In Life Is Free
by: Adam G. Katz

Employ the "Nothing In Life Is Free" approach, so that your dog starts to view you as the "pack leader." If your dog doesn't see you as the leader, then your corrections will be meaningless. So, if you're doing subtle things (inadvertently) to undermine your leadership role around the house-- it will be counter-productive.




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Adam G. Katz is the author of, "Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer!" -- which you can find at DogProblems.com
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