8 month a puppy is was too excited?

Question

I have a border collie/pit bull mix puppy. He is extremly friendly dog. He loves people. He wants to walk up to everyone he sees .

I got him neutered 3 weeks ago. I was told that this may help calm him down but it seems like it got worse. He can't sit still, always jumping on people, trying to run after people. I mean he was pretty hyper before but now its crazy how big of change.

Do you think the neutering do this to him or is this what I will have to deal with for the next couple of years??

I wanted to start puppy training classes months ago but I've got a roomate who I want to be at the training sessions and we had schedule conflicts. We are going to start the classes this month though. I don't know if hes going to be able to sit still enough to allow either of us to learn.

I give him about 2 hours of excercise a day walking and chasing each other outside every day. He probably gives himself an additional 2 hours running around the house.

he knows sit, stay, how to shake, speak, roll over, down, he goes and sits by the door when he need to go to the bathroom. but all that goes out the window when he sees a person.

hes only about 25 lbs. i dont see him getting that much bigger hopefully. hes just TALL.

everyone one of my neighbors has a puppy (this was a big thing at the shelter awhile ago). those pups are pretty calm.

people look at me like i dont discpline my dog because he doesnt act like theirs.

i just changed his dog food to chicken soup puppy right around the time i he got neutered. so im going to look into the additives

The vet was the one who suggested 2 hours of exercise on some kind of soft surface. He is a runner. There no stopping him unless he is in his kennel. I don't want to put him in his kennel to make seem like I'm punishing him for being excited.

Every visit with another vet he pushed on us to use a non-retractable leash and pretty much choke him if he starts to get excited ands starts pulling to make him for disciplined. I didn't find that effective. So he’s kept on a retractable leash whenever outside so he can't run that fast.

Answer 1

Check your puppies food for additives and high protein as both can cause a pup to be hypa. Don't forget pups are excitable and if he was quiet it would mean he was in bad health.I wouldn't worry about the training classes as they will be use to every thing a pup can throw at them. Start doing a bit of training yourselves doing a sit stay and recall. Dogs also need mental stimulation hide some of his toys and teach him to find them scatter some tip bits around your garden for him to find.Using his brain often tires them as much as physical exercise

Answer 2

First, it was not the surgery, or the sudden lacking of certain parts that hyped up your boy. This is most likely just puppy random-ness.

Second, you probably should have started classes earlier, but it's good that you're going to start soon. Trainers know crazy puppies, and will give you advice on how to keep him (and you) sane.

As far as excercise goes, i would be very wary of excercising a puppy that much. There is so much that could go wrong! I have a 10 month old Australian Shepherd (probably crazier than your pup) and i was tempted to excercise him as much as possible, but a pups hips and elbows can't take that much strain yet! Try low-impact work-outs (ie: swimming) and avoid any high-impact excercise (ie: jumping of any kind, running) Also, try more mental activity, and less physical activity. As odd as it sounds, mental activity CAN physically tire out a dog! Consider clicker training, and teaching your pup a few commands. these can be used to calm your pup when he has the "zoomies". there are 2 up-sides to doing this: 1) Gives him something to focus on besides being a crazy puppy, and 2) helps establish pack order.

Answer 3

It wasn't the neutering. Crazy dog! Whatever you do...don't get a 2nd dog! Then you'll have 2 crazy dogs instead of just one!!! OMG!!!!

It seems like you are definately giving it plenty of exercise.

I would start working on basic commands such as sit and stay until you can get him into training. He just needs some discipline and then he'll turn into a great dog.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Your puppy is just being puppy that hasn't had any training. Neutering really has nothing to do with this. Get enrolled in those training classes ASAP. The longer you put it off, the bigger he'll get and the more rambunctious he'll be.

Answer 5

I don't think that neutering made him more hyper. But he's just a puppy, and that's how puppies are. Sometimes I wish mine would share some of her energy with me. So GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 6

he needs a doggie friend. Two dogs are easier to deal with than one.