Routine

Routine

What?

If you need your pup to be calm at a certain time of day try changing the pup’s routine.  It might be that at certain times of day, for example the end of the day, your pup’s behaviour becomes less than perfect 😁, they become over aroused and starts biting and jumping because they’re over tired or over stimulated.  Or it may be that you’re working on leaving your pup for short periods of time.

Let’s say that your pup typically gets overly tired at 19:00, when you’d prefer that they chilled out.  Change the routine.

  • 18:00 Physical exercise, remember not too much for a pup. Playing and engaging with your pup will increase the likelihood that he’ll come back to you when off lead.  This will leave him physically tired, but will increase the stress chemicals making it difficult for him to calm down.
  • 18:20 Many 2-5 minute brain training sessions, interspersed with games of cheeseburgers. This will release the happy chemicals to counteract the stress chemicals, and will be mentally tiring.
  • 18:40 Scent work games such as sprat onna string. Sniffing releases more happy chemicals. Scent work (finding something using the nose and brain) is particularly good for tiring a dog out. 15 minutes of scent work is as tiring as an hours walk to an adult dog.
  • 19:00 Pop your pup into his calm area with a Kong. Licking and chewing is calming for a dog. Your pup will fall asleep as he’s chewing.😋💤

Change the amount of time you spend on the tasks dependant on your pups age.

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