Hey everyone!
I wanted to ask how your average day looks like with your ACD?
Our ACD is a little over a year old, and has tons of energy. I was curious on average how much your ACD sleeps during the day and in the evening?
Our general schedule is like this.
Wake up 6:30 - 7a.m.
Let our girl play until about 8:30 9a.m.
Kennel until lunch time, usually around noon.
Out for another hour.
Back in the crate from 1 - 4 p.m. (sleeps the whole time)
And then she's ready to go all evening until about 8pm We settle her down and put her in the crate until the next morning. (Potty break before bed)
I really just wanted to know if this is normal? Our ACD seemingly will be exhausted, but will NOT let herself fall asleep... (will not sleep outside the kennel)
If we did not crate her, she will stay up all day. She will stay up for 12 - 18 hours straight if we let her. Hence, we still enforce her nap time.
it seems she's always on edge and has recently developed a little aggression / very wary of strangers. Which we plan to take her out and build her confidence a little more by taking her to stores/parks/ect. and get her around people.
I was curious if it could be a lack of sleep / exhaustion causing her behaivor. But I don't think it's that abnormal for an ACD schedule.
Picture of our little qt 3.14, Zara:
I wanted to ask how your average day looks like with your ACD?
Our ACD is a little over a year old, and has tons of energy. I was curious on average how much your ACD sleeps during the day and in the evening?
Our general schedule is like this.
Wake up 6:30 - 7a.m.
Let our girl play until about 8:30 9a.m.
Kennel until lunch time, usually around noon.
Out for another hour.
Back in the crate from 1 - 4 p.m. (sleeps the whole time)
And then she's ready to go all evening until about 8pm We settle her down and put her in the crate until the next morning. (Potty break before bed)
I really just wanted to know if this is normal? Our ACD seemingly will be exhausted, but will NOT let herself fall asleep... (will not sleep outside the kennel)
If we did not crate her, she will stay up all day. She will stay up for 12 - 18 hours straight if we let her. Hence, we still enforce her nap time.
it seems she's always on edge and has recently developed a little aggression / very wary of strangers. Which we plan to take her out and build her confidence a little more by taking her to stores/parks/ect. and get her around people.
I was curious if it could be a lack of sleep / exhaustion causing her behaivor. But I don't think it's that abnormal for an ACD schedule.
Picture of our little qt 3.14, Zara: