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Terrible Twos!!!
Our pup Molly, is a little over 4 months old....so in dog years, that's around 2 years right!?
It has to be, because my sweet, calm puppy is GONE!
I keep telling myself that she's just going through a stage, I pray she's just going through a stage, because she is being soooo stubborn!
Has anyone else experienced their puppy suddenly becoming wild?
Molly was never a really calm puppy, but she would at least sit everytime I said "sit" and I could at least hold her attention long enough to work with her on other commands. She was doing GREAT at the "wait" "okay" commands...but now, it's like she never learned them!
She is getting so big so quickly and while it was cute to have a puppy running around the house, now she's being destructive when she runs. I blame myself b/c we would play fetch with her inside, so she thinks it's okay to run around, so I told my DH last night that we can no longer play with her inside. We are going to just be calm in the house and give her toys that she can lay down and chew on, but not tug and chase around with.
Last night she was going crazy, running from room to room. Jumping up, which she knows not to jump up, and just acting like she had not had any exercise for days...which is quite the opposite, she's getting even more walks in and we're playing outside with her longer, now that the days are longer.
Today DH is walking her and we're trying her backpack out. I've read where getting your dog to walk with a pack on and then slowly adding weights causes them to work even harder and get even more exercise. I hope it works, I'm not sure what has gotten into our sweet pup!
Someone tell me its a phase and it will pass, lol.
It has to be, because my sweet, calm puppy is GONE!
I keep telling myself that she's just going through a stage, I pray she's just going through a stage, because she is being soooo stubborn!
Has anyone else experienced their puppy suddenly becoming wild?
Molly was never a really calm puppy, but she would at least sit everytime I said "sit" and I could at least hold her attention long enough to work with her on other commands. She was doing GREAT at the "wait" "okay" commands...but now, it's like she never learned them!
She is getting so big so quickly and while it was cute to have a puppy running around the house, now she's being destructive when she runs. I blame myself b/c we would play fetch with her inside, so she thinks it's okay to run around, so I told my DH last night that we can no longer play with her inside. We are going to just be calm in the house and give her toys that she can lay down and chew on, but not tug and chase around with.
Last night she was going crazy, running from room to room. Jumping up, which she knows not to jump up, and just acting like she had not had any exercise for days...which is quite the opposite, she's getting even more walks in and we're playing outside with her longer, now that the days are longer.
Today DH is walking her and we're trying her backpack out. I've read where getting your dog to walk with a pack on and then slowly adding weights causes them to work even harder and get even more exercise. I hope it works, I'm not sure what has gotten into our sweet pup!
Someone tell me its a phase and it will pass, lol.
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Permalink Reply by Carla, Lucca and Izzy on
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Lindsey..also try to give her some chew toys are filled and frozen kongs. I fill my dogs kongs with yogurt/peanut butter/kibble, then freeze. this keeps them occupied for at least a 1/2 hour. Marrow bones are good as well as bully sticks and himalayan dog chews. Also, I am sure you know but just to remind...they need to be supervised if they have a chew toy:) Good luck
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Permalink Reply by Lindsey on
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I hate to jinx myself, but it looks like that one wild night was just a case of what you DK peeps call the zoomies LOL :-)
...I noticed yesterday she was back to her sweet self. However, again-closer to bed time, she started acting a tad crazy again. I've decided it's her witching hour (thanks brucegirl) and during that time she just gets antsy and wants to zoom around the house for whatever reason. So now, I'm prepared when it gets closer to that time. I make sure everyone in the house is calm and that she has her beloved bully stick to draw her attention into laying down, rather than running around like a nut.
We put the backpack away and plan to just get it back out when she's grown :-)
Thanks for all of the advice!!! -
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Permalink Reply by BG and Gavin on
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I am so glad :) Cute girl that she is!!
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