My comments probably make it seem more high energy than it is. He gets the active stuff in bursts in the morning, in an effort to burn some of his manic first thing energy off. I am using treats to help with training, which is much more of our day, and he is generally more responsive to that after some running around first. Having said that, it was five minutes after I left him alone following treat based training that he dug a hole in the garden big enough to hide him today. And similar yesterday that he dragged pot plants back into his bed.
I haven’t launched straight into walking him either, spent time getting him used to the idea first, but being in the other side of the fence freaked him out.
He is good when he’s with me, generally responsive and well behaved for his age. It’s as soon as he can’t see me that the trouble starts. And given I am likely to be back in the office soon rather than working from home, I’m having doubts about how well matched we are.