My 8 months old puppy is super hyper for hours on end everyday.?

Question

She is hyper all day, running after the cat, jumping on everyone she meets in her way, jumping on her coaches and playing with her toys for hours. I walk her a full hour everyday and I play fetch with her for 30 minutes in the evening and still she is so hyper that she keeps running, out of breath, drinking every 5 minutes and if I am talking to someone she becomes jealous and she becomes aggressive and will try to bite and bark until I give her attention. I know that most of you will say that she needs obedience training, which I might end up giving her, but at the moment, I WANT TO KNOW IF ALL THIS HYPER BEHAVIOR CAN AND WILL AFFECT HER HEART IN A NEGATIVE WAY??? Can she have a heart problem if she keeps going like this?

Answer 1

The quality of the walk is just as important as the quantity and if you have one of the very large breeds you need to be careful of doing so much all at once.

Instead of two walks which make up an hour and a half could you not do one longish walk (half and hour) and 3 shorter ones. During your walk incorporate some short play training sessions and also at home have short periods of training making sure it is reward based and requires her to use her brain (I find clicker training does this and is easily done in the house). Mental exercise is more tiring than physical exercise and spending time working constructively with you will encourage a good relationship with her (you are in charge) and also help her to settle.

Answer 2

Have you ever been around kids at all? They have energy, lots of energy. She isn't 'hyper' - she is not well trained and is not having her energies directed but she isn't hyper. 'might end up having to do' ??? Why would you consider this as some sort of last resort when it should be the first thing you do? She is a dog with energy and needs to be trained but YOU need to be trained on how to properly train her. If her heart has problems then yes, it can cause an issue but it won't bother a healthy heart to have exercise -- it is good for the healthy heart to be exercised as well as an ill heart given the proper regimen. But basically you don't know what you are doing with her and you need to learn as I have yet, in over fifty years of owning/training Dobermans and all other breeds and many mixes, have YET to run into a hyper dog -- only those that are untrained being described as such by someone who has a huge need to go to obedience class and learn how to properly interact and train their dog.

Answer 3

I'm sure her heart will be absolutely fine unless she's doing this in really hot weather and overheats.

Sounds like an active breed of dog. You are doing a great job exercising her so much, as someone else suggested you might want to keep her confined for certain periods so she calms down (ours go in the laundry).

She is trying to train you by biting and barking until you pat her. You can't accept this. You need to give her a stern word, make her sit and only give her affection or further attention when she is quiet and submissive. If she starts going off then turn your back on her and walk away.

You dog will be fine, you sound like a great dog owner.

Answer 4

She's all PUPPY!!!
I'd say just make sure she has enough food to take care of that energy and maybe she'll grow out of it. You didn't mention what kind of dog she was, some breeds have heart & other issues as a trait, high energy could be one of them also!.
My Boston Terrier is the same way, when she was little she was so hyper she would have a low sugar attack it scared the crap out of me. The vet said she needed more food of all things! I was just following the puppy chow package! Anyway she is 1 1/2 now and still OMG , will have the rowdiest energetic fits I've ever seen! I've been told they will grow out of it but I don't see it happening.

Answer 5

Your dog sounds like it is very stressed.
Breed is irrelevant.
Spaying will not solve the problem.
Puppies do seem to be more active than older dogs, but they should still sleep a lot of the time.

Diet could also be a contributing factor. Does your dog food contain colors, preservatives, sugar or even grains could contribute to the hyper.

Your root problem though is stress and stress is not good for health.

Answer 6

The exercise is actually good for your puppies heart. You may not need obedience school. I have a Jack-Russel terrier. It is a very energetic breed. Lack of exercise would be more dangerous than hyperness. If it is becoming a problem, talk with a veterinarian. They can help you crate train your dog and show you things you can try at home. Otherwise allow your puppy to play. Play is how puppies develop needed skills in their life.

Answer 7

getting her fixed may calm her down but dogs brains need to be stimulated so a bit of training is necessary dogs get board very easy and have the ability to keep learning up till the day they die you need to keep her brain as well as her body active and in good shape and all the running about shouldn't effect her heart after all she is still a pup and she needs a outlet for all the energy that's not being focused training should help you wouldn't let ur children go about life without any manners or knowing the difference between right and wrong its the same for dogs

Answer 8

very unlikely the puppy will have any heart problems. some breeds are very energetic like jack russels. mine at five just started to get out of the supercharged puppy activities. take her to a dog park if you have one. the aggressiveness is her way of being the alpha female, you need to be it. dont give the puppy you attention and ignore her request for it.

Answer 9

What breed is she? I would think it unlikely that her heart will be affected no, its typical puppy behaviour from a pup that has no pack leader.
You do as you acknowledge need to train her, her aggression when you are ignoring her is not a good sign and can turn from " hey mum I want your attention" to out and out aggression in about 3 seconds flat.You need to be asserting pack leadership NOW. To do this to start with just follow these simple steps. You always eat before she does, you make her work for her food, so you must walk her before you feed her. You do not allow her on top of you, ie your lap, this makes her think she is top dog. She is OK beside you on the couch but not on top of you.You must make her sit before you give her her food, you must make her sit before you leash her, and you must always go out the door before she does. On a walk, have her at the side of you or behind you, never in front. These are very simply carried out and work well. As for exercises. You should be walking her for at least 45 Min's twice a day and playing for about 30 Min's is fine. Make the games you play working games though, not tug of war games, this just encourages her to feed on that aggression. Teach her to find things, place a chew or treat under a bucket, place 3 buckets there and see if she can sniff out her treat, then hide it somewhere more difficult.Teach her to find your car keys, (useful for both of you lol) , just make her work , she needs more challenges , she is telling you she is bored. As for the barking and aggression when you pay her no attention, you have to ignore her, no looking at her, no touching her and no talking to her. She will jump and whine, but just use your hand and move her to the side, and do not look at her or talk to her. She will eventually see that good calm behaviour from her will mean praise. Once she has calmed down and sat and waited for you to acknowledge her, then a pat on the head and a good girl is enough, do not get excited in praise, as all you will do is encourage her to get excited again. Always use her name in praise never in correction.

Answer 10

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