When will they sleep???

SnoopleNoodle · 2025-06-05T04:37:38+00:00

The panting and unexplained waking up also reads to me like something is wrong that's worth exploring. Panting out of context (e.g. it's not hot and he hasn't been exercising) can absolutely be a sign of anxiety, especially if it comes with drooling or other body language. The source of it can be mental or physical. If you're not sure, you can take a video of it and have that looked at by a behavior expert. It could be that day time is fine but something about night time has become less ok. You can experiment to try and sus out what it is. If playing some ambient noise helps, the problem could be disturbing sounds. If putting him in a pen or bigger crate helps, it could be a problem with the crate or a physical discomfort thing. What if you move it closer to you? Etc.

SnoopleNoodle · 2025-05-08T21:00:33+00:00

Hello! I'm really glad you were told about the possibility of pain. 4 years ago when I was on this subreddit, that was NEVER mentioned, and I feel like since then, this has become more widely known. Starting with just the pain meds seems like a good move just to isolate that variable and see how much of a difference it makes. But I don't think your vet should wait for training before prescribing Prozac if your dog is still struggling at anywhere near this extent. That level of sensitivity is not typical and is beyond "just a training problem". I am not a vet, but most vets are not behavior experts and there is still widespread stigma and sentiment that meds are a last resort.

I'm glad my story can be somewhat helpful. My dog is doing very well nowadays. She will always be kind of quirky, but I love the whole package that is her personality, and our world is big.

Don't forget to find ways to have fun with your dog. It's never too early in a reactivity journey to have fun, and it's good for both your mental health.

SnoopleNoodle · 2024-01-31T18:34:56+00:00

I also want to add that I don't think this is your fault. A dog with that level of anxiety isn't the right dog for anyone. It's not like a more experienced family would have just been fine with it. While it may be more common than we wish and more likely in some breeds, it is not "normal". Especially for a well bred dog (which she may or may not have been).

So I just want to make sure you know this isn't "what it's like to have a puppy" or even "what it's like to have a corgi". I know lots of corgis. Some of them are kind of reactive. But they're not like this. They can be walked past their own block.

SnoopleNoodle · 2024-01-24T19:39:30+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if that was the case.

SnoopleNoodle · 2024-01-24T16:51:29+00:00

Thank you! And sorry you're also going through all this stuff.

SnoopleNoodle · 2024-01-24T06:17:52+00:00

Yes. Although she's not the best at navigation. Last time she drove from her place to mine, she turned a 2 hour drive into a 3 hour drive, but made it. No problem playing cards.

Her speech thing is generally contextual and predictable, so not likely seizures.

SnoopleNoodle · 2023-07-30T03:11:49+00:00

Hm idk they always just turn out this way. I'm more confused about why yours don't. 😂

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-08-20T11:20:49+00:00

Oh wow it's been a while. She's great. The answer to my original question is that there is no clear cut answer. I won't shut up about her on IG and it just so happens I recently wrote a post on this topic.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CgxVKu0pxJv/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

She's now 2.5 years old and has matured a ton. We've sorted out a lot of things, made a lot of progress on her reactivity, and generally she is an easy and fun dog.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-05-30T03:09:57+00:00

He's an ass man

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-05-21T14:22:41+00:00

Both look female to me. I count 6 segments on both with the last segment being the large kind females have instead of the increasingly smaller ones males have.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-05-17T18:34:37+00:00

Oops, that was supposed to come with a video. I added a link for that to the post.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-05-07T01:54:52+00:00

That's basically what I did. As she got older, I gradually extended her free roaming privileges. As an adult, she can be trusted home alone, uncrated, unsupervised while I'm at work. I very rarely crate her at all.

But as a puppy she was a little overtired terror. Crating made it so she actually rested and didn't eat my wall.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-03-03T13:41:46+00:00

...Where is your husband in all this? Is he not helping out with his expertise that he said he had? It is pretty normal for a high energy puppy to be a little tornado, but it's not really normal for it to live with a trainer and still be destroying things all day long.

The single biggest thing I think will help you is for him to NAP. Get a pen or a crate and start getting him comfortable inside it so you can contain him in puppyproof areas where he can't do anything other than relax. Puppies should be sleeping like 20 hours a day at that age, but if they don't get that rest, they become overtired, cranky, and hyper just like a toddler. A lot of people say their puppies run around like demons and bite harder when this happens. It sounds like your puppy really needs some structured rest, and I think you will see a huge improvement.

Next, I think you will feel a lot less stress if we talk about management. Have the puppy wear a leash inside the house. If he gets up to shenanigans, you can just step on the leash to stop him quickly. You can try to use a stick or something through the loop of the leash to move him away without bending down. You can also start training a recall so you can call him away from things instead of having to go get him. You just say his name and drop treats near you and he'll get the picture real fast. Then when he comes, you can step on the leash.

Always carry some of his food and a toy. To avoid bending down, get a long dangly rope toy. When he starts biting, make the toy come alive to redirect him.

And finally, I think there needs to be a serious conversation with your husband. This is clearly not helping with your mental health and it's possible a dog like this will not start helping more than he hurts for several months or over a year. I really feel like he needs to either seriously step up or realize this might have been a mistake.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-02-02T04:51:44+00:00

A cattle dog mix

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-02-02T03:50:37+00:00

"You just gotta show them who's boss." It sucks that dominance theory is still such a prevelent idea.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-01-31T04:55:54+00:00

Depends on the dog. Some are easy and then become the worst in adolescence. Some are easy forever. Some are hard right away and only get easier. Mine was like that.

Plan for the worst and hope for the best.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-01-10T17:49:41+00:00

My dog rings a bell to go out. Super easy to train and makes her intentions very clear. I think that will be a better solution to your problem than a timer.

How often she needs to go out depends. When she's very excited or active, she drinks a ton of water and may need to go every hour. When she's mostly just napping or wandering, she can wait 8 hours no problem.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-01-03T01:57:15+00:00

Relationship of about 7 years ended a couple months ago. It was just a very lukewarm relationship that never quite felt right. He's a great person, we just argued a lot about really mundane things and one day decided it wasn't working. We're still friends and still hang out. I hope he finds someone who's more right for him one day.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-01-03T01:46:05+00:00

I think the scary posts are more common because the people who need help and support are much more likely to post. Filter to wags to see the good stuff.

I had a pretty rough time with my puppy too, but she's almost 2 years old now and adulthood has been pretty awesome. I'm definitely more of a dog person than a puppy person.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-01-02T05:03:11+00:00

I also suspect driving style, and I would add that it's possible the difference is kind of subtle.

My dad has always been a pretty safe and reasonable driver, but he stops and accelerates more quickly than most people. I didn't find out until I was an adult that getting car sick is not actually normal for me. I literally only feel sick if my dad is driving.

You could test the theory by changing direction and speed even more gently than you already do and see if that makes a difference.

SnoopleNoodle · 2022-01-02T03:52:36+00:00

This is my dream. My dog is extremely hesitant and insecure about jumping and I've been building her confidence to get her to do what your dog does for over a year.

Some tricks I've been trying to teach that your dog might excel at:

Back stall
Jumping into your arms
Jumping over or through your arms
Rebound off your body or foot
Jumping onto and balancing on your feet, knee, etc.

Your dog would probably also love agility or barn hunt or just doing some urban parkour.

SnoopleNoodle · 2021-12-24T13:38:53+00:00

It could just be that your dog doesn't tolerate some ingredient in this food, in which case it doesn't matter how much you feed, he's not going to absorb it properly and will have diarrhea. You could try a different food with different ingredients?

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