Hi!
My family and I have a GSD pup that is 9 months old. For the most part, she is well behaved. But the one issue that we have been having with her is. the. Constant. Pacing.
She used to have no problem settling down. She would go to daycare and be worn out for a couple of days afterwards. But now, it is impossible to get her to settle down. She paces constantly and refuses to settle down.
I’ve tried Kongs with her and she has trouble getting the stuff out of them. We don’t have a fenced in yard and there are no parks within walking distance (I can’t drive). We also live on a very busy road and I have an 19 month old human child, so walking her would be a challenge as I am visually impaired and don’t feel comfortable with walking both of them by myself.
I just need some ideas on how to help her settle and calm down that don’t involve Kongs. She’s a very heavy chewer and loves to be outside. But we have no way to calm her down on days when it’s raining. Today is one of those days; she has been pacing constantly and will not settle down but we can’t put her outside because it’s raining.
Please help!
Edit to add something that I forgot to mention. I don’t want anyone to think that she doesn’t get exercise. She does. We don’t have a fenced yard, but we do have a run for her. I also have two boys (19 months and 7 years old) that both love to be outside as well. She goes outside and gets exercise. She also goes to doggie daycare 1-2 days a week for socializing and to give me time to do some stuff without all of my kids underfoot. The issue that we’re having is that she will not settle down after coming inside/coming home. She will pace CONSTANTLY, regardless of how much exercise she gets. Also, there are just days when she can’t go outside, whether it’s too hot/cold or it’s raining.
Thank you
My family and I have a GSD pup that is 9 months old. For the most part, she is well behaved. But the one issue that we have been having with her is. the. Constant. Pacing.
She used to have no problem settling down. She would go to daycare and be worn out for a couple of days afterwards. But now, it is impossible to get her to settle down. She paces constantly and refuses to settle down.
I’ve tried Kongs with her and she has trouble getting the stuff out of them. We don’t have a fenced in yard and there are no parks within walking distance (I can’t drive). We also live on a very busy road and I have an 19 month old human child, so walking her would be a challenge as I am visually impaired and don’t feel comfortable with walking both of them by myself.
I just need some ideas on how to help her settle and calm down that don’t involve Kongs. She’s a very heavy chewer and loves to be outside. But we have no way to calm her down on days when it’s raining. Today is one of those days; she has been pacing constantly and will not settle down but we can’t put her outside because it’s raining.
Please help!
Edit to add something that I forgot to mention. I don’t want anyone to think that she doesn’t get exercise. She does. We don’t have a fenced yard, but we do have a run for her. I also have two boys (19 months and 7 years old) that both love to be outside as well. She goes outside and gets exercise. She also goes to doggie daycare 1-2 days a week for socializing and to give me time to do some stuff without all of my kids underfoot. The issue that we’re having is that she will not settle down after coming inside/coming home. She will pace CONSTANTLY, regardless of how much exercise she gets. Also, there are just days when she can’t go outside, whether it’s too hot/cold or it’s raining.
Thank you