...Labrador/Australian Shepherd mix? We adopted her about 4 and a half months ago. She's 14 months old and is very hyper. I'm still in school but I let her out in the yard and play with her before school and as soon as I get home I play with her and let her out. We go for walks in the evening and everything too,once before I do my homework and once again right before she goes in her crate for the night, each walk is about 20 - 30 minutes long.
That was working out well at first. She seemed to be happy after her walks and playing with me. She'd play with her toys on her own or rest/nap. Now she's constantly whining at the door even if we've just came in,she's been getting into a ton of more trouble by chewing on furniture,jumping up on everyone(which we had already stopped her from doing) and most of all just pacing back and forth in the house and outside. Does she need more exercise? We've tried switching out her toys,giving her new ones to play with and we've tried giving her things to chew on(like those raw hide kinda bone things). That worked for about a week but she went right back to it. If she needs more exercise,how much and what kind? Should I extend her walks? By how much? Or will just playing with her in the yard more help?
I'm just 13 so I don't know a lot about doggy sports. But it's my dog and my responsiblity. I want her to be happy and I want my mom to be happy too. How do I train her for agility or any of those things --Dog Section Regular-- suggested?
That was working out well at first. She seemed to be happy after her walks and playing with me. She'd play with her toys on her own or rest/nap. Now she's constantly whining at the door even if we've just came in,she's been getting into a ton of more trouble by chewing on furniture,jumping up on everyone(which we had already stopped her from doing) and most of all just pacing back and forth in the house and outside. Does she need more exercise? We've tried switching out her toys,giving her new ones to play with and we've tried giving her things to chew on(like those raw hide kinda bone things). That worked for about a week but she went right back to it. If she needs more exercise,how much and what kind? Should I extend her walks? By how much? Or will just playing with her in the yard more help?
I'm just 13 so I don't know a lot about doggy sports. But it's my dog and my responsiblity. I want her to be happy and I want my mom to be happy too. How do I train her for agility or any of those things --Dog Section Regular-- suggested?