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need advice re: doggie "crazy time"
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we've had our rescue doggie, henry, for about 5 weeks now. he has come a loooooong way in that short time.
however, we are still struggling with doggie crazy time. basically, any time he comes in from having been outside, he goes NUTS. it doesn't matter whether it was a 5-minute, do-your-business walk, or an hour at the park running around like a looney, or anything else in between. when he comes back in, he goes apesh*t, and it scares the cats half to death. (never mind the fact that it's just uncomfortably chaotic when he does this.)
any suggestions?
2012 Races:
Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12
Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12
Re: need advice re: doggie "crazy time"
We call those the zoomies! They don't bother me so we don't do anything to stop it.
However, if it's bothering your cat can you go directly from outside to in his crate for 10-15 minutes with a kong or bone?
I make my pups sit calmly before I take their leashes off when we come in from a walk. Then, they have to stay seated while I hang up the leashes, take off my coat and shoes, etc. (pretty much as long as I feel like making them stay). Then I release them. If they go nuts after I release them, sometimes I allow some zoomies (pug zoomies are hilarious - their tails uncurl and their eyes get even buggier), but if I want them to stop, I use the "enough" command that I taught them. If it's really out of control, I would keep him on the leash for some period of time (5 minutes, 10 minutes, whatever) after you come inside so he is forced to stay calm and close to you. GL!
I'm with YellowUmbrella - we think zoomies are adorable in our house, but then again, we don't have cats to scare.
can you elaborate on how you taught that command? we are definitely struggling with it!
Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12
We have dog beds in the living room and when our pups get too rowdy they have to go to their beds and lay down/stay. It's a pretty useful command for when they're rowdy, but also when we're eating and have company over.
we have one kennel; it is in the living room during the day, and we move it to our bedroom for sleeping. apartment living at its finest!
i think we are going to have to work more on the "Stay" command, too, because when he is excited, he simply will not stay. being that he's a pit mix, he is easily excitable, too!
Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12
My guys learned the "enough" command really easily, so I didn't have to do much extensive teaching. If they got crazy, I clapped my hands, which distracted them and made them pause, and then I started pairing the word "enough" with it. If necessary, I body blocked them from each other to keep them separated and show them what "enough" meant.
I also use the method PP suggested of having them go to their "place" (their beds that are in the living room) to calm down or when someone rings the doorbell or when we're eating. Pretty much any time I need them out of the way.
I did the exact same thing as Caz to train the "enough" command.
I will add, that we love zoomies and think they are funny and cute. They are encouraged in our house. Piper has done some of the most wild zoomies I've ever seen.
I couldn't imagine not loving when my dogs do their 'zoomies'
Emerald Nuts Midnight Run (4m) 1/1/12
Coogan's Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks Run (5k) 3/4/12
Colon Cancer Challenge (15k) 4/1/12
Purple Stride NYC (5k) 4/21/12
Run to Combat Autism (5k) 4/29/12
RnR Philadelphia (Half Marathon) 9/16/12
I think zoomies are adorable, too, but as a former apartment dweller and still a renter (with super easily-scratched hardwood floors) I can understand why they sometimes have to be controlled inside the house. Good luck teaching him "enough"!