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My girl is 3 years old and doesnt calm down in the house unless crated. We adopted her when she was 4 months old and we were her fourth house. She gets two 1 mile walks a day and an hour of running in the yard every day. But in the house she is wild. Jumping couch to couch, racing around, knocking things over etc. She only calms if per in her crate when we leave the house or at bed. She eats Canidae food and has lots of toys and bones. Please help.
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Hello JaniceJ, she’s a beauty. I would say that she needs more of your time. She’s eager to please and is probably feeling like you only give her play time when you chase her around on the sofas, living room etc. At her age, she needs a couple of 3 to 4 mile walks, or time off the lead when she’s out. Is there somewhere you can do that? Will she come back to you if called? Time in the yard sounds too constructed than Springers like, they really are odd balls when it comes to this. They form such an attachment with you, that they want you out there with them. My dogs are quite needy, and I thought it was odd as I’d never recalled my previous dog (a husky) being as demanding of my time. They do respond well to crating, and learn that it’s their safe place for sleep and time when you’re out of the house. They will sleep well after several long walks in one day, and I’m afraid they will still be needing at least a mile per day when they’re healthy 9/10 year olds. It sounds like your young girl is still in puppy phase too. I am just a fellow owner, not a professional of any kind on the subject of animals. So please feel free to source other advice, but this is what I’ve found in 11 years of ESS’ owning me. Best wishes
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She is a beauty!
I agree with Laura. I have two springers, so it helps since they do entertain each other. But they do not like to simply be put in the yard to play; they want me out there, watching and playing. My male, Darcy, will fetch tennis balls until my arm falls off, and Lizzy, my female, loves her Frisbee.
In the house, I notice they will act up if they think I’m ignoring them — they will nose at my hand if I’m reading a book, for example. They like it when I talk to them (we don’t have children, so I talk to them a lot!). I’ve also found that a solid routine helps — for example, my dogs know that at 8 p.m., we will go outside to play for a while, then they get a snack. They seem to be calm between dinner and snack time, but if I’m not paying attention and it’s close to snack time, they definitely let me know.
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Hi Janice .. have you considered taking her to training ? I have a 3 yr old springer ( Flossie) and have taken her to 3 types of training classes .. not to say she is perfect at cues ..but it did give her respect for me knowing that with a proper behaviour she was treated or given lots of praise etc. My trainer told me not to expect her to start slowing down at all until she reached 3 and then that would be the starting point and each year thereafter would get less active. We walk her 2 miles twice a day … take her to the park and play ball for an hour . I use a fenced in baseball field so I don’t have to worry about her seeing something and taking off ..she’s never done well at recall the instinct to chase is just so great in her. Anyhow Please know that your dogs energy is nothing out of the ordinary it is normal and just takes a whole lot of your time and dedication. But I think some training would really help with her behaviour in the house .. Hope you can work it out and continue to give her a wonderful forever home.
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