Is their any way to make a dog sleepy or calm without getting med. or training?

Question

Ok well my dogs are very entergetic if you might say so is their any way to give the something that would make them sleepy or calm for a day or night with out med.?

Thanks Justin

Answer 1

Hello Justin!
Unless they have a way to expel their energy, they will be wound up. Give them plenty of exercise, but don't overdo it. I don't know where you live, but you need to watch out for heat stroke during the summer.

Answer 2

I feel for you--- my dog used to have the same problem.

To help my dog, I spent a lot of money on a behavioralist, and it helped me a lot, but can be pricey ($400). I would reccommend it if you can aford it. I guarantee that if you see a reputable behavioralist, they will teach you how to improve on your dog's problem. You should at the very least research it as much as you can, several dog rescue sites offer good information. Here's a good site to get you started:
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/sep-anxiety...

I'll try to list as many general rules here that I can think of to get you started:

-- Ignore your dog when you come home (or back inside the house). Only give her affection once she calms down from the exicitement of you being home.

-- Ignore her when you leave. Don't say goodbye. Just leave. Don't pay attention to her for 20 minutes before you leave.

--Throughout the day, only give her attention when he is calm and doing something independently (i.e. NOT sitting or laying right by you). Don't allow her to demand when she gets petted. Give her lots of attention and praise ONLY if you see him sleeping or playing independently from you. Encourage him to hang out in a different room by teaching "stay." She needs to learn what you want from her-- and this is to be calm and independent when you are not around. This sounds strange but this is the msot important step that I learned from my behavorialist. They don't stress this step as much in online info sheets, but this is 100% the most important step for your dog.

--Don't scold her for being destructive or barking or for the running around or hiding. It makes them more anxious. And what she is trying to do is get your attention by barking and pressing against you, so don't reward her by giving her attention (be it positive or negative).

-- After several weeks of only giving him attention when YOU initiate it, then you can "practice" leaving. Leave for a second and come back. Once you can do that and she doesn't panic, do it for longer.

--If he's food-motivated, give him a very special treat-- maybe a Kong toy filled with cooked chicken or peanut butter. But only give him this when you leave, and pick it up when you return. Try to get him to associate you leaving with something good! My dog only gets wet food when she's being left alone, she loves it. Now that she's pretty much cured, she gets excited about my leaving because she knows she gets a special treat.

Good luck! It will seem for a long time that he's not making any progress, but don't give up-- Once he begins to make a noticeable improvement, he will progress much more quickly. I promise! The whole process took about 8 months for my dog.

Hope I helped!!

Answer 3

I used to have a dog with a blood clot in her brain. This made her hyperactive. We would give her orange blossom tea instead of plain drinking water. You can buy it where you find any herbal teas. Boil water, add a couple of tea bags, let it cool, take out the tea bags and put it in the water bowl.
It's a natural tranquilizer and it's not harmful.

Answer 4

HUH?? Give them lots of exercise, that will tire them out. Burn off that energy.. How come you got a dog if you don't want to do anything with them? How come you got a dog with a higher energy level than your own??

Answer 5

Exercise, exercise, exercise.... twice every day at least for an hour... then he'll sleep. And I don't mean a walk around the block, I mean full out running.

Answer 6

Try exercise...a good long walk or session with the tennis ball, before bed.

Answer 7

Exercise. Give them exercise.