Betty Landercasp wrote 09/17/2013 02:25 PM Re: puppy energy needs draining!!! [Re: Cat Richter ] #383061 - 09/17/2013 02:25 PM
Betty Landercasp Webboard User Reg: 11-30-2009 Posts: 3724 Loc: minnesota Offline	You can start hide and seek in 2 rooms. Go in the closet, the bathroom. Behind the couch. We say, "where's xxxxx?" Our dogs get really excited about this. Plus it involves sit and stay in between runs, it involves "here", and it's the beginning of "seek". http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/Grasvaly/
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Cat Richter wrote 09/17/2013 05:41 PM Re: puppy energy needs draining!!! [Re: Cat Richter ] #383066 - 09/17/2013 05:41 PM
Cat Richter Webboard User Reg: 02-04-2007 Posts: 359 Loc: Richmond, B.C, Canada Offline	thanks everyone! old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to- unknown
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steve strom wrote 09/18/2013 03:55 PM Re: puppy energy needs draining!!! [Re: Cat Richter ] #383107 - 09/18/2013 03:55 PM
steve strom Webboard User Reg: 03-17-2006 Posts: 4203 Loc: Offline	I do it a little different Cat. I don't ever try to wear them out. I don't think I could anyway. I spend the time setting a routine where I try to show them when its time to do something and when its time to relax.
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Debbie Martin wrote 09/18/2013 09:55 PM Re: puppy energy needs draining!!! [Re: Cat Richter ] #383123 - 09/18/2013 09:55 PM
Debbie Martin Webboard User Reg: 02-20-2010 Posts: 492 Loc: Toronto, Canada Offline	When my dog was a puppy, we did alot of "find it" games. I hid about 20 treats in the living room and then told Sierra to go "find it". All meals were fed from a Kong or another kind of interactive toy like a smart pickle.
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Cat Richter wrote 09/19/2013 09:57 PM Re: puppy energy needs draining!!! [Re: Cat Richter ] #383157 - 09/19/2013 09:57 PM
Cat Richter Webboard User Reg: 02-04-2007 Posts: 359 Loc: Richmond, B.C, Canada Offline	good idea, shes settling into our routine better now, and will chill out while we watch tv...but she needs her walks, playtimes and hide and seeks..gunna get her into an obedience class soon as well. She definitely needs some manners! old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to- unknown
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Connie Sutherland wrote 09/20/2013 03:25 PM Re: puppy energy needs draining!!! [Re: Cat Richter ] #383187 - 09/20/2013 03:25 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I do "find it" games too, even though I have all adult dogs. It's a good thing when it's miserably wet out (although we do get outside every day regardless, of course). Any thinky or focus stuff is good for draining a bit of that excess energy. With my pack, if it involves food rewards, their entire heart and soul goes into it. I just make sure the rewards are tiny, and also real food (such as http://leerburg.com/1078.htm ) and then I just count them in with the day's food. This means I can be pretty lavish with reward games.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 09/20/2013 03:27 PM Re: puppy energy needs draining!!! [Re: steve strom ] #383188 - 09/20/2013 03:27 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: steve strom I do it a little different Cat. I don't ever try to wear them out. I don't think I could anyway. I spend the time setting a routine where I try to show them when its time to do something and when its time to relax. So is part of this a fairly regular schedule, Steve? I'm a big fan of a regular schedule, too, for many reasons.
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