We have a (what we believe) GSD cross. I say believe as when we rehomed him he was sold to us as a Groenendael BSD which he does have a similar fur pattern (black with the white strip on his chest) but as he got older we noticed tan was coming though on his paws and he seems to have more of a GSD face and build.
The boy is 2 in Feb, and since we got him around a year ago we have had a constant issue with his night routine where he refuses to wind down. Now this is only an issue if there is more than one person in the room. If it is just me, or just my partner he will happily lie on the couch or spots on the floor. But, if there is more than one person he just does not settle. He will pace. He will be up and down and he just won't relax. We've taken him out later at night to try and tire him out prior but he is persistent.
Someone mentioned to us to try tethering him, so for the past couple of nights when it gets later and we need him to wind down and relax we take his lead and we tether him to the couch. He has enough lead so he can plod around a bit to get comfy (in truth, he has enough to jump up onto the couch if he wanted). I don't know if its a teething thing but he hates it. He's quite vocal anyway, especially if he's grumpy (and probably the GSD genes) but eventually he will lie himself down and I will give him a fuss to let him know he's done good and he's a good boy.
Now the question is, am I doing this right? Is it too late to have started this? Are there other methods that we can use?
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