Having a bad day and need advice!

[Holly Doodle]

Hi everyone! I posted this on one of my old discussions too but wasn't sure if it would get read. It's been a bad day and I am needing more support to deal with Holly's crazy behavior!! She's now almost 5 1/2 months old. Consistently, every time we let her out of her crate to play, after 5 or 10 minutes she gets very frantic for one reason or another and starts trying to bite us while growling, barking, and charging us. We have a large open kitchen/dining room that she loves to play fetch or tug in. Sometimes I'll be doing dishes or cleaning up and she'll play on her own. Either way, she somehow becomes crazy and I have to put her in her crate after only a few minutes of being out. It can be triggered by me telling her no if she's attempting to bite the table legs or jump on the counter, or while we're playing fetch or tug, but most of the time it's for no apparent reason.

She has graduated from beginner obedience with flying colors, but once she's to this point it doesn't work to tell her to sit or lie down. I work from 9 to 2 each day, and my husband comes home every day around 11 or 12 and lets her out to go potty and play. We take her for a 45 min walk each afternoon or evening. I would love to have her out of her crate from 2 until bedtime but it's impossible with her freakouts. I feel like she's in her crate way more than out because of this, and that's not fair to us or her. Everyday I take her out to play and put her back in over and over. I've tried to deal with her behavior in other ways besides putting her in her crate but she gets really aggressive and bites, and once she's doing this she will not settle down until I put her in her crate.

Any suggestions would be great. I keep hoping this will pass like most of her other little behavior issues did, but it's been going on for so long now and it only seems to be getting worse. If not suggestions, I just need to hear that it will get better!

[Dan, Judi, & Timbow]

Hey Laci!! I just saw this post! Timbow is a dogs dog. He love going to dog parks and playing with other dogs so much that we are thinking of getting another one. Also, they get this crazy puppy energy around Holly's age. It should pass soon so don't worry too much!!! :-)

[Sandy]

Ooh - then my big calm down might be just around the corner! Toby is 15 months.....I could stick it out for one more month. :)

[Gail & Max]

Max will be 2 in March and he has times when he is ready to vibrate out the door!! When he gets his crazy time, its generally because he needs to run BAAADDDD! 10-15 minutes of running in a field by our house and everybody can settle in for the night.

He goes to Doggie Day Care on Saturdays and Loves it! He knows its Saturday because we start work at a different time and drives us crazy until we leave! But its worth every penny sending him. He's so tired on Saturday night!

Try taking Holly to the dog park in small intervals...10 to 15 minutes at a time, just enough to tire her out. Sometimes the problem at the dog parks are the other owners.

[Holly Doodle]

Holly EXHAUSTED after doggie daycare, fighting to keep her eyes open :).