Is anyone else’s puppy an angel from 11:00am-4:00pm but a certified member of Al-Qaeda outside of those hours?

[lea534]

She could probably pass the STAR puppy exam during the angel hours but she makes me want to die in the mornings and evenings.

 

[simsodep8883]

@lea534 This made me LOL. My lil dude gets nutty from 7-10pm which is usually the longest stretch hes awake and the only time he really sees my roommate and that always gets him PUMPED

 

[mooks75]

@simsodep8883 Could not be more relatable, everyday my guy goes mental from 7-10 lol

 

[davidtucson]

@mooks75 And then just crashes

 

[jesusloveselonmusk]

@lea534 After we enforced naps ours became much less of a terrorist

 

[lisavega09]

@jesusloveselonmusk How does one do this?!

 

[julesc]

@lisavega09 Exercise + crate. In that order.

 

[shawn7656]

@julesc Hour of play time. Followed by 1-2 hours of naps time. That's pretty much how I've been doing it and it's keeping me sane. If I have a slow work day and he wants to, I'll let him sleep on my couch next to me as I work for that time period.

 

[lisavega09]

@julesc Oh haha. I thought it was some kind of magic training that got a pupper* to sleep on command. I don’t crate but I do try to tire him out sometimes and then he naps. Not sure if this counts as an enforced nap or just an obvious outcome.

 

[tienthanh0709]

@lisavega09 Nah very different. My pup is 11 months and has been crate trained but he gets his freedoms now.

However when he naps outside the crate, he doesn't get as deep of a sleep and can still get cranky. If I put him in the crate, he'll get that deep sleep for 2 hours and wakes up all fresh and mellow.