My 9 week old golden retriever pup has LOADS of energy. Which yes, of course many pups do.
Some things we do:
EACH THING we keep to 10 minutes or so and try not to overstimulate her with a bunch at once.
-Scent games with snuffle mat (honestly she sucks at it 😂 and gets bored of it quickly because she can’t find them. Actually seems to frustrate her more than help)
-obstacle courses
-sniff walks (my vet okayd this by the way. I see many people say you can’t bring your pup outside for walks but mine said as long as you keep her away from dogs you don’t know or dog parks and don’t let her go by other dogs poop and just have common sense basically it’s fine)
-training (very simple stuff. Sit and leave it are what we’re sticking with for now) this tires her out A LOT.
The sniff walks probably work the best.
Playing with her toys and stuff seems to just amp her up more and get her into intense biting
What are some things that have worked for you and your pup?
Let me add I know she’ll always have energy and that’s normal for her to 😉 I’m not expecting to have a puppy that’s just chill all the time.
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