auir Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi All This is more so a question from my OH, our BC occasionally (maybe once a week or once a fortnight) will have a hypo moment after he goes to bed, he basically gets up and runs around outside like a little spaz and eventually hits the back door which wakes us up. When i go outside he is okay just really hyped up and his heart is racing, i normally just get him to sit down and put my hand on his chest so i can feel his heart rate and when he is settled (heart rate back to normal) put him back to bed and he goes to sleep. The OH is worried he will learn that this behaviour and it might lead to him doing it for attention since i go outside and get him to calm down. I think he is he trying to burn off his last bit of engery since he has tried to sleep and cant? Anyone got any other thoughts on this? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 He is possibly just bored, and has a run around ! he's a puppy....and running is a joy ! I wouldn't be going to him.... unless he yelps or something . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Yes, don't go out to him unless you're sure there's something wrong. I know when my cat was a kitten she would get the zoomies morning & night & run around the house like mad. She quietened down by about a 1yr old. I can't remember any of my puppies doing that but they sleep/slept inside at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APBT Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 its called the zoomies, its normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Stoopid question time: How do you know he is running around if you can't see him and him hitting the door wakes you up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auir Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Stoopid question time:How do you know he is running around if you can't see him and him hitting the door wakes you up? im actually still awake in bed, the OH is asleep, and you can hear him running around the side of the house and then back to the backyard, i have peeked thru the blinds before to see what he was actually doing before going to settle him down and he is generally bashing up his teddy or running around the backyard with or without his teddy so as an overall suggestion, leave him to it and he will settle him self down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dianed Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Don,t know where you live town or country?so this may not be applicable. When my dogs do that its a sign that a fox is outside, the other night one dog nearly went thru the glass door to get outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Stoopid question time:How do you know he is running around if you can't see him and him hitting the door wakes you up? im actually still awake in bed, the OH is asleep, and you can hear him running around the side of the house and then back to the backyard, i have peeked thru the blinds before to see what he was actually doing before going to settle him down and he is generally bashing up his teddy or running around the backyard with or without his teddy so as an overall suggestion, leave him to it and he will settle him self down? Yup. "mad minutes" are a frequent occurence at my place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 mine sleep inside at night but I frequently hear my dogs racing up and down the back verandah last thing at night before bed and it's an activity not reserved for puppies only. They also do it on their own and don't need the others to egg them on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) zoomie puppy.. LOL my pup does this too... one minute he is fine, next he is going crazy.. afterwards, he has a drink of water, then comes to me to pick him to take him to bed. Edited May 21, 2009 by charleswentworth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaKoda Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Haha.. I call them broggies. Mako does them at any moment (always outside tho) & you have to stay clear. Koda does them after dinner (which involves me trying to calm her down) or straight after a shower & towel down with me (yes, fortunately its a big roman bath style shower.. she loves them). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie-i Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I call them the 7 o'clock crazies as they usually happen in the evening. As others have said, very normal puppy behaviour. Best to just ignore it and let him get it out of his system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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