The Burning
donderdag, februari 4th, 2010|
IMDB rating: 6.00 Plot: A caretaker at a summer camp is burned when a prank goes tragically wrong. After several years of intensive treatment at hospital, he is released back into society, albeit missing some social skills. What follows is a bloody killing spree with the caretaker making his way back to his old stomping ground to confront one of the youths that accidently burned him. |
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Any good ideas on how to burn off my puppy's energy?
I have a 3 month old Boykin Spaniel. Boykin Spaniels are known for having high energy plus he is a puppy. We have to crate him in the day until about 3:30. Someone comes home to feed him and let him out at 10:30 and someone else comes at 1:00 and plays with him outside for a while. When I get home I take him for a walk for about 20 minutes. He is really small so sometimes he won’t even walk that long. Then someone plays with him in the back yard for about 30 minutes total. We try to keep him outside, but it gets dark early and it has rained a lot recently. He goes to obedience class for an hour on Saturday and we take him to the pet store to see other dogs about twice a week. After all of this, he is still full of energy at around 7:00. His trainer told us to give him a job or task, but I’m not sure what that means. Any good ideas of games or other ways to use up his energy?
2 hour walks would be good. 20 minutes is just a warm up.
Robert D | Feb 02, 2010
treadmill that sucker
1%ofAnything | Feb 02, 2010
take the tine to teach him trick .. or do the bong .. that is a toy stuffed with a treat that will keep him occupied ..
Diana | Feb 02, 2010
Tie 1 lb weights to its’ legs.
Outcast | Feb 02, 2010
Let him play outside on his own, if the yard is fenced in, he will keep himself occupied. Or get him chewy’s or bones. Dogs will sit there for hours trying to devour them. I have gotten my dog this type of bone that has treats inside it, she sat there for hours trying to get to them. they get tired pretty quickly.
Jess | Feb 02, 2010
One of three of my babies is very hyper. I went out and got a small remote control car. I let her chase it for about twenty to thirty minutes. She also likes chasing the laser from our flashlights. A few minutes of that really knocks her out.
Hope this helps..
Imay | Feb 02, 2010
if you have any younger family members and have them play with him take a 2 mile walk.
JC | Feb 02, 2010
I think the responder above meant to say two individual 1-hour walks, one in the morning before you crate him and one in the evening. I vote for that. Twenty minutes is not nearly enough, although it might be all you have energy for. Your stamina and the dog’s will increase and of course he will settle down in a few years’ time.
If I had to crate a puppy for that long during the day, I would probably not get one. Cats are more suited to spending that much idle time alone.
Alice | Feb 02, 2010
A high energy puppy needs, ideally, two 40 minute walks a day. Walks are more effective at balancing a dog than outside play.
Granted, most people’s busy workschedules make that a challenge.
See if maybe you can get the people who come over to ‘let your dog out’ take it on a walk instead. If 40 min is too much to ask - get whatever you can.
Two 15-20 min walks is better than no walks - so is even one walk.
They make toys that you put food in that present your dog with a challenging ‘job’ to get the food out. It’s a great way to prevent doggie boredom and acting out.
You could always get a pro dog walker to come over and walk your dog into a panting heap 
While the ‘treadmill’ comment is getting thumbs-downed, that’s actually not a bad idea as a SUPPLEMENT to outdoor walks and play. We’ve got a client with a overly energetic, overweight lab puppy that they just do not excercise enough - and they have a treadmill. We top off his sessions with some treadmill action. He likes it just fine, and he NEEDS every outlet he can get.
cjrossi | Feb 02, 2010
Most field dogs including your Boykin have lots of energy to burn. While he may tire on the walk, he is obviously recovering and looking for more. Maybe some good toys for him to play with may engage him a little too? It sounds like you are doing pretty well with him but I am concerned about the "keep him outside" part. Per what I read these are very much family dogs and love attention so maybe he outside alone too much??
He will calm down as he gets older. Keep increasing the exercise as much as he can take and you will catch up.
PS I had never heard of this spaniels so it was good to read about them.
cthelightnh | Feb 02, 2010
Because he’s still so young you don’t want to overexercise him and risk damaging his joints. Therefore jogging, running, and biking are out. However an hour walk should be fine. If he starts getting fussy and doesn’t want to walk, stop and play with him for a couple minutes, and then move on.
Do you play fetch with him? This is a great game to tire out puppies. Playing tug also tires them out. As far as "jobs" go, most sporting breeds don’t have quite the drive of the herding breeds, so jobs are different than to what you might give to say, a Border Collie. A good job for him would be to focus on obedience. Whether you spend 5, 10, or 15 minutes a day working on it, training him will make him think and use his mental energy, which is part of what keeps him going later. Make training a game by making him work for his treats. Also give him mentally engaging toys to play with, just as a Kong stuffed with peanut butter or spray cheese. Buster Cubes are another good toy.
Remember, a tired puppy is a happy puppy, but he must be mentally tired as well as physically. If you can follow that, I’m sure you’ll see the results in no time. Good luck!
just an opinion | Feb 02, 2010
Size is no indication of how much energy a dog should have so walking him for 20 minutes "because he’s small" isn’t the most effective method. Spaniels were bred to be working dogs and spend hours in the field. I would suggest an hour walk in the morning and an hour at night. What your trainer meant by giving your dog a task or a job is that they were bred to be retrievers. Try training him to retrieve on command. Try these websites:
http://www.yoconariverboykins.com/blog.h tml
http://www.yoconariverboykins.com/traini ng.htm
http://www.boykinspaniel.org/faqs.html#1 4
Molly Anne | Feb 02, 2010
I get my puppy to chase a laser or flashlight…it drives her crazy! I also give her a rope toy and play tug o’ war with her. She likes to chew on treats as well. These all occupy her and burn off energy. It helps that we have two other dogs her size that play with her.
Autumn_Saoirse_Holmes | Feb 02, 2010
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