My dog goes crazy and runs in circles sometimes??

Question

Every so often my dog will just go off. He will start running circles around our house, and if we let him outside he tears circles around the lawn running full speed. If he is inside and we corner him to make him stop he will run small circles in the space he has. I dont mind, I think its funny, I was wondering if this is common in dogs or what it means, thanks.

Answer 1

It's common. I've heard it called the "Five Mad Minutes" and I know both of mine do it. I've also heard that you aren't supposed to let them do it in the house, but they get more worked up and insistent if I try to stop it than if I just let them go.

Mine don't do it inside that often, maybe once or twice a week, but my Border Collie mix would do it all day long in the yard if she could!

Answer 2

Dog Runs In Circles

Answer 3

Listen to greekman. You're the one to blame for making the dog excited about going "bye byes". If you take her anywhere, consider a long walk or some other type of exercise to drain some energy before you go. Twenty to thirty minutes of good exercise will calm the dog a bit and then the rest is up to you. Make sure the dog is relaxed before you go. Don't start saying your bye byes and expect the dog to fall asleep. You are creating the excitement with your voice and actions. The dog is just responding to you and the throwing up is an example of just how excited she gets. Put her on a lead and walk her to the car when she's calm. If she's not calm...wait. It will take some practice but she will eventually learn that she can only move forward after she relaxes. Continue the process until she's in the car. If she begins to whine, give her a command to stop and repeat as necessary. If she doesn't respond, place her in a sit after a command and a down on the seat if necessary. Be calm yourself when doing any of these things. If you change from a calm person, your dog will react accordingly.

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My dog goes crazy and runs in circles sometimes??
Every so often my dog will just go off. He will start running circles around our house, and if we let him outside he tears circles around the lawn running full speed. If he is inside and we corner him to make him stop he will run small circles in the space he has. I dont mind, I think its funny, I...

Answer 5

Ah, to be a dog and feel so free and full of energy! Yes, it is common among dogs. They are happy and full of energy. What I wouldn't give to have some of their energy!

I had a Boston Terrier (with a pugged in nose) who would do that every afternoon before my husband came home from work. She would run through the living room, then into the bedroom. One day she started her run after my husband came home. He would shut all the bedroom doors as part of his routine upon arrival. (He wanted to save heat energy!) He shut the our bedroom door just before our dog started her run down the hall. She ran into the shut door! We always jokes after that when people commented about our Boston Terrier having a pugged in face. We said she ran into a closed door! She did, but she was born with the short snout! The Boston Terrier I have now does run like that occasionally, but not routine like the other one we had!

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Answer 7

My Yorkie does that when I come home from work. I think it's hilarious! I think it's just excess energy that he has and he runs it off. My dog runs around the house with his toy duck in his mouth. It's so cute!

Answer 8

My four dogs do it too. Funny! One is a 15 wk. Pom and when he runs, he kicks up snow and tries to catch the snow. Great way for them to have fun and burn energy at the same time. Plus it's a lot of laughs for us.

Answer 9

are you paying much attention to your dog? because sometimes, or should i say oftentimes, dogs become hyper-active when no one is paying attention to them or they feel like they are being taken for granted. you should always play with them specially when they are still a puppy. dogs like it when they are being played with and groomed. in short, they like being pampered all the time!


it's either that or your dog is just full of too much energy.

our dog also does that a lot. i think it's also cute...

I LOVE DOGS!!!!^^

Answer 10

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