Adopted a 6 1/2 year old ACD, having troubles

[freeinchristjesus]

First off:

1)He's potty trained, doesn't mark, was maybe an inside dog (He knows how to relax on couches easily), doesn't bark, very friendly, neutered, and very loveable.

2)I was thinking that since he's 6 1/2 years old, that he would be more mellow/doesn't need nearly as much exercise, but boy was I wrong.

The troubles I'm having is he seems to never have 'enough' exercise. I'm giving him about 1 1/2- 2 hours of intense fetch, and then another 30 minutes with random walks for bathroom breaks per day. He's exhausted after each session which are usually 45 minutes each, but then 30 minutes later acts like I never took him out. So I feel like I'm giving the exercise that he needs, but he seems to never be satisfied. I'm planning to get him a Kong toy/other dog puzzles, and praying that he will not want to go outside 24/7. My sanity is almost breaking, if anyone has some tips, the would be welcomed.

 

[mbch]

@freeinchristjesus Swimming always seems to knock ours out for the rest of the day.

Get some floaty toys and give it a go (hopefully your pup likes water)

 

[mbch]

@freeinchristjesus Oh and what you're seeing is the same as my 3yo.

I recommend antlers as chew toys and some soft-ish bouncy balls for fetch inside.

When you've had enough do some down-stays or other training.

 

[imagebeastmarkbeast]

@freeinchristjesus 10 minutes of tricks (doesn't have to be complex, sit/stay/down etc would suffice) followed by a chew toy should save you. Sometimes too much physical exercise can lead to more energy (two 2 year old ACDs)

 

[freeinchristjesus]

@imagebeastmarkbeast I'm definitely going to try that. I'm also about to start a job soon, so I'm going to try and get him into a schedule before then. The person I adopted him from said that she only did half of that, and he still was very happy inside with his toys. I most likely just spoiled him, and now he doesn't want to stay inside.

 

[moppy]

@mbch Mine is already stuck in lay down into roll combo. Can't get him to stop!

 

[lyllie]

@freeinchristjesus Have you thought about running? I run mine and it's night night time

 

[aspiegrace]

@freeinchristjesus A couple things I might try. First, more mental stimulation. Puzzles are good, I give usually feed mine both her meals in a food dispensing toy. Trick/obedience training could also help. Second, you might want to teach a good settle and capture calmness to teach him to calm down inside.