Why More Exercise Isn’t Helping Your Dog Settle — The Dog Who Asked for More: Understanding Life With Your Dog Beyond Dog Training and Behavior

You did the long walk. You played fetch until your arm gave out. And somehow your dog is still pacing around the house like the day just started.

“Tire them out” sounds like good advice when your dog has endless energy, but more activity doesn’t always lead to a calmer dog. Sometimes the thing you’re doing to wear them out is actually winding them up even more, leaving you exhausted and your dog still unable to settle.

You'll hear:

Why doing more exercise and activity can leave your dog more wired instead of more tired
How the type of activity you choose can change what happens after the game, walk, or play session ends
What I had to change with Fitz when throwing the ball longer and doing more wasn’t getting us any closer to calm

Press play if you keep trying to tire your dog out and can’t figure out why they still won’t settle.

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This podcast explores dog training, dog behavior, dog behavior problems, dog obedience, dog training advice, dog training tips, dog training methods, dog training at home, service dog training, dog anxiety, dog separation anxiety, reactive dogs, dog reactivity, and dog body language. Episodes also cover canine nutrition, dog food, dog enrichment, mental stimulation for dogs, senior dogs, pet loss, and life with dogs. It’s a dog community for people who want to better understand the dog in front of them, make sense of conflicting advice, improve the relationship with their dog, and figure out what actually works for their dog.

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