Very hyper active EM. What to do and need help.

[ddani740]

Our EM will be turning 1 year old in September and was hoping he would calm down a little bit. I know he is still a puppy but he is over the top hyper. My house looks like a day care center with all of his toys everywhere so I know he has enough toys to play with. I also got him one of those toys that you put peanut butter in to keep him busy. The problem we are having is his energy level is way to high. He has already hurt himself so bad by running or jumping my husband has had to carry him because he hurt his leg so bad. I still have 2 older children at home that are 10 and 18 and they also spend alot of time with him. He also jumps on the beds in the house and does the fastest 360 turns I've ever seen. I'm afraid he really going to get hurt but when he gets like this theres no stoppoing him. I do have a very large cage to put him in if I need to leave the house for a short period of time but he also has the bars bent so bad and the bottom tray destroyed that I need to buy a new one. My vet says it's because he is a puppy? I love him to pieces and just need him to calm down just a bit for fear he is going to cause permenent damage to himself. please...any advice would be wonderful!

 

[dpenning]

You need to wear him out. Take him on walks 2-3 times a day to burn the energy!

 

[Jadotha]

I agree ^^^ Our 5 mth EM was having Demon Dog From H Crazy Zoomies despite daily extensive play with my husband me as well as our adult kids. We had been taking him for three very short walks a day. We've gradually extended these to about half a mile --letting him dictate when he is getting tired. We've also set up some play dates with other puppies his age. This combination has quieted him down significantly.

 

[allsierra123]

Delilah does that as well. started by walking her. Now I get on my bike and let her pull me. It tires her out much quicker.

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[Buddha's Dad]

Like other have said you got to wear him out. Play dates with other dogs works great, combined with lots of walks, fetch, training games that make him think. But I feel your pain, Buddha gets the zoomies once or twice a day, and all we can do is get out of the hell out of the way LOL
Last week I took him on a very very long walk, before we had to leave to go to a wedding, hoping he'd sleep alot while we were gone. As soon as we got home from the walk he got the zoomies, while I was ready for a nap LOL

 

[Jadotha]

@AllsierraLOL, great idea!

 

[musicdeb]

Agree with everyone. Wear the boy out. Physical and mentally...wear him out. Titan is 3 in Sept and he still gets zoomies but he's not as hyper as a puppy. He still likes to play with me and his toys. Freeze some his treats in water. He'll have to figure out how to get the treats.

 

[ddani740]

I am definately going to try that. I will have to definately try this! I was always worried about walking him because he chases other dogs!
thank you

 

[musicdeb]

Like other have said you got to wear him out. Play dates with other dogs works great, combined with lots of walks, fetch, training games that make him think. But I feel your pain, Buddha gets the zoomies once or twice a day, and all we can do is get out of the hell out of the way LOL
Last week I took him on a very very long walk, before we had to leave to go to a wedding, hoping he'd sleep alot while we were gone. As soon as we got home from the walk he got the zoomies, while I was ready for a nap LOL

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I am definately going to try that. I will have to definately try this! I was always worried about walking him because he chases other dogs!
thank you

Chasing other dogs takes a ton of patience and consistency in the training. There a lot of posts regarding walking dogs and the problems with other dogs and people. Do a search and you'll have a wealth of information.

 

[musicdeb]

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[Gunny]

Gunny is the same way and we've found that long walks help calm him down some. We're lucky though in that when we leave, he just lays by the door until we get home.

 

[Marrowshard]

Chasing other dogs takes a ton of patience and consistency in the training. There a lot of posts regarding walking dogs and the problems with other dogs and people. Do a search and you'll have a wealth of information.

DITTO THAT! Leash manners takes lots of work but it's not something you can fix by avoidance, especially with a mastiff.

~Marrow

 

[bellareea320]

Luna is almost 5 months and when she goes she goes. I am too afraid she'll hurt herself during her episodes. The kids get out of her way and I try to calm her down but nothing has worked thus far. Its really funny she runs around the whole house like an obstical course and jumps over things but she never runs into us she is very aware of where everyone is. Her ears go down and her jowls go back from running so hard! lol We also walk her twice a day 15-20 min or if she gets tired sooner.

 

[raechiemay]

I'm jealous of everyone who gets to watch their babies get the zoomies. Duchess doesn't really do this! Maybe I'm lucky but I've only seen it once or twice in the time that I've had her & it only lasted about 10 seconds. We spend a lot of time trying to work her brain from inside the house as its too hot to take her on any long walks. I took her to a play date yesterday then we drove around for a while & went to petsmart. When I got her home she was so tired she walked in the house & threw herself down on the floor & slept for the rest of the day. Sometimes we'll even try to teach her a new trick. We're still working on stay. It's not going over so well.

Have you done any kind of obedience training classes with him? Maybe that will help?

 

[angelbears]

Those with young dogs(under 2), I would be careful about what exercises you choose. Don't forget you have to be careful with the stress you put on their growing bones and joints.

 

[dpenning]

Good point angelbears. Daisy usually only goes around the block, maybe two if she is really frisky. That is enough to calm her down to tolerable levels when we get home.

Those with young dogs(under 2), I would be careful about what exercises you choose. Don't forget you have to be careful with the stress you put on their growing bones and joints.

 

[Robtouw]

One EM year is the equalivent to the terrible two's in kids! With all of my EM's they went through that demon stage at 1 year, began to mellow at 2 and at 3 it was as if someone flipped a switch and they became the real "Gentle Giant", big ole couch potatos! My husband loves that switch! Right now Cruiser is 3.5 months and every once and a while he goes totally bizerk! Racing around like mad, jumping, growling at nothing and just plain looses it for about 15 min then its back to normal play. I say its testosterone surges.

 

[Glasgowdogtrainer]

There are a number of things you could try to get your boy to settle a bit.

First, consider feeding him from Kongs or other chew toys.

[video=youtube;0EuY98sRPb8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EuY98sRPb8&feature=plcp[/video]

is a short video to show you how to get started if you're not familiar with them. The benefits to these toys are that a kong whcih has his frozen, moistened kibble in it might take him 30 minutes or more to empty his dinner out of it. The whole time, he is lying down hopefully and is being reinforced for lying down and chewing appropriate toys.

Second, think about getting his nose working. If you google "scent games for dogs" or "nose work for dogs" it should set you in the right direction. I read a while ago somewhere that 15 minutes of nose work taxes the dog as much as an hour of off leash exercise. Think of it like a piano lesson versus an hour at the soft play for a child. The dog has to concentrate to find the food/toys. The benefit of this is also that the smelling part of the dogs brain is also more closely linked to the thinking part which means you are training him to think and work things out.

Third, if you look at the link http://www.dogstardaily.com/training/all-or-none-reward-training . I use all or none reward training a lot for dogs like yours. there are a few videos on my YouTube channel of this technique working. I worked with a Great Dane at the beginning of the year and all the owner did with him was All or None Reward Training for about 6 weeks and it transformed the dog from being extremely boisterous to pretty well behaved dog.

Try one, two or all for a few weeks and see the difference it makes. Good luck.

John

 

[Crystalanya]

Ah, yes, the 'zoomies'. I refer to them as the puppy crazies (they are so similiar to the midnight kitty crazies unlike the hyper episodes my lab has). My 9 month old has them and has had them forever. It's such a struggle cos like you're lad, Gummy Bear hurt his right front leg and I don't want him exaberating it. When he was little and not growing much I let him play and run at the park quite a bit. But now that he's growing fast, I've really cut back on that (he's put on fifty pounds in about 3.5 months). So long walks. Really long walks. That keeps the crazies at least to a minimum and will reduce the chance of injury. I do let him play with other dogs because ultimately they are puppies and have to have some fun. I just don't let him do it every day like I would smaller breeds.

 

[seeknoxrun]

If you have access to a pool or lake, swimming is what does the trick for our two. We just moved into a house with a nice pool, and it only takes about 30 minutes of swimming and fetching toys in the water to turn them into snoring machines for the rest of the day.