#hyperactive dog

[dogs13]

What to Do When your Dog Gets Hyper and Runs in circles and How to Treat it

The term "zoomies" refers to the sudden bursts of energy and rapid, erratic running or play behavior that dogs sometimes exhibit. There are various reasons why dogs may experience the zoomies:

Release tension and anxiety: After a bath, dogs tend to zoom about a lot, which is probably their method of expelling nervous energy. Zoomies help dogs release that built-up tension when there's been some event that's happened and it was stressful or exciting, like taking a bath.

Playfulness: Zoomies often occur during play or in situations where the dog is feeling particularly playful. It's a way for them to express joy and excitement.

Happiness or Contentment : Some dogs exhibit the zoomies when they are feeling happy or content. It can be a spontaneous expression of their positive emotions.

Social Interaction: Dogs may engage in the zoomies when interacting with other dogs or humans. It can be a part of social play behavior, and they might invite others to join in the fun.

Stress Relief: In some cases, dogs may experience the zoomies as a way to relieve stress or anxiety. It can be a self-soothing behavior.

Nature and Instinct: Zoomies may have roots in a dog's natural instincts. In the wild, canines engage in quick bursts of activity to catch prey or avoid predators.

Aging and Youthfulness: Puppies are particularly known for their zoomies, but dogs of all ages can exhibit this behavior. Some older dogs may also experience sporadic bursts of energy.

Triggered by Specific Events: The zoomies can be triggered by specific events or stimuli, such as a bath, a visit to the veterinarian, or even getting a new toy.

Age: Although many people believe that zoomies are only associated with young dogs, older canines are also capable of acting out. Age isn't always a reliable predictor of zoomie behaviour. It all comes down to breed characteristics, play, and circumstances. While zoomies can happen to older dogs, younger puppies are more likely to experience them, usually during their witching hour. The National Canine Research Association of America defines the "witching hour" as your dog acting a little strangely, usually between the hours of five and eight in the morning.

Even though zoomies are usually harmless and a typical behavior of dogs, it's important to make sure that the surroundings is safe when they happen. Give your dog plenty of room to run around and play safely if they are prone to getting the zoomies. Be aware of any potential dangers or impediments in the vicinity. See a veterinarian to rule out any underlying health issues if your dog's behavior changes suddenly and significantly, or if your dog exhibits excessive zoomies along with other signs of discomfort.

Are Dog Zoomies’ Normal’?

The first time you witness your dog perform a zoomie, especially if you're a new dog owner, may come as a humorous surprise, but there's no need to be concerned. Dogs experiencing the zoomies is rather common.”Frenetic random activity periods" is the scientific word for the zoomies (FRAP). Zoomies are typically canines having fun and letting off steam. There are many different types of zoomies, and certain related behaviors are more socially acceptable than others. Zoomies are generally a positive thing, but you should keep a tight eye on your dog. For instance, your dog may require more dog training if they exhibit any of the following bad behaviors during a zoomie session.

Biting

Knocking things over

Chasing other dogs and ignoring your commands to stop

Chasing other dogs and not reading their signals to stop

Jumping on people

Chasing tails

Putting an end to zoomies is not as simple once they get going. Some might argue that they shouldn't be as they are natural releases of energy. Rather, the focus is on training your dog so that you can control their behavior before it gets out of control. For instance, training your dog to respond to calls in both high and low distraction environments. When a dog is playing, this will make it "an accessible behavior, and you may need to interrupt play." Another important strategy is to practice telling your dog when playtime is about to cease. At the conclusion of a play session, the phrase "enough" is frequently used to indicate that "we're done." However, once more, for the dog to understand, the repetitions must be established. If your dog has finished their zoomie but is still excited, try scattering some food on the ground for them to find. Simple nose work activities like this can help calm dogs.

How To Keep Your Dog Safe During Zoomies

The most important thing is that your pet and family are safe. So what can you do to help prevent hyper dogs from injuring themselves as they run and roll around? Here are some suggestions:

Check your outdoor surroundings. When your dog is going swiftly, obstacles like trees, holes, or uneven ground might hurt them. To help stop your dog from running off and hurting themselves, keep them leashed.

Work on recall: Practicing recall methods with your dog can help you control their zoomie mode behavior.

Dog-proof your home. All ages of zoomie-prone dogs are covered by this! Make sure all sharp edges and corners are covered, and make sure there are no loose carpets or rugs that could trip your dog.

Move them to a safe space. Move the dog to an area with carpeted floors if it starts to wander around the house on slick surfaces to provide it with stable ground. It is even better to take them outside to avoid them bumping into walls or furniture.

Get into a regular exercise routine. Take your dog on regular walks so they can burn off energy that way instead of zoomies.

Dog Zoomies: Takeaway

Zoomies can happen to dogs of any age or breed and are considered typical behavior. Zoomies are a sign that your dog is content because they were met in a particular way or that they need to release some energy. Providing dogs with chances to practice and "dog" species-specific behaviors can make many dogs happier on a daily basis. But sometimes zoomies aren't so great, especially if they're biting you. Seek advice and assistance from a certified, moral dog behavior specialist if you're worried about your dog's zoomies. Additionally, since zoomies can be challenging to record or show in real time, you might wish to discuss this behavior with an online dog trainer. The best part about dog training is that you can capture the moment and show it to your trainer in the most honest way. Most of the time, zoomies are a way for your dog to let go of some pent-up energy or to express joy, excitement, or love. Enjoying your dog and trying new things with them is an excellent way for them to let go of any pent-up energy. If your dog has done all the training and walks and is still running like a madman, know that your dog is probably feeling happier.

#zoomies #dogbehaviour #dog #dogtraining

[xylveon700]

Chapter 2 is officially up for Noh More Okaruns!!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/63855790/chapters/165472990

Special artwork at the end from my bestie Yoyo 🫶🫶🫶 with more artwork on the way for chapter 3 from more incredible peeps!! Stay tuned~

[lifenconcepts]

Constantly on the edge of either falling into a pit of spikes (over sharing and being close to others) or falling off a cliff (distancing myself from others and refusing to communicate)

[korpsewax]

tozer and pilks both managing to bag curly haired steward baddies who are taller than them should go in the history book as a win for the marines

[mythosaursarecool]

Going down!

This one’s been bouncing around in my head for ages took me a bit to nail down how it wanted to come out (:

I think it’s worth showing off some wips of this one it was fun

[moonstruckdraws]

Tasmanian Tiger Jester

I managed to make my jester finally to pair with @hellishgayliath's clown

They may or may not have been forced into the circus because they are a Tasmanian Tiger; and they may or may not be unhappy about it.

In the refs I have, the actual animal's nose kinda looks like the club suit. So I gave it a club shaped nose, and the jester hat made a sort of heart shape. I realized that this dude is just gonna be card suits, so I gave em a diamond for makeup, and clover paw pads

They do classic tricks with cards (don't ask me how they can do it without thumbs, idk. Maybe part magician lol), basic gymnastics, and likely a bit of a jack of all trades (haha).

They also hunch over quite a lot, rarely standing at full height

height diffs. too

[spacenintendogs]

u do not need context to understand what is happening

[askblueandviolet]

Who’s the cat-person & dog-person between you two?

Also.. *slowly shoves coffee pudding in front of you* :3

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[airenyah]

[yumemizuki-doll]

Hi I'm a hyperactive 14 y/o girl-thing! (written by eternal sugar cookie and yumemizuki)

I have autism, panic disorder, MADD, adhd, BPD and some dissociative disorder!

I have a paracosm (imaginary world), feel free to ask about it!!

Dni trump supporters, anti-xenogenders and neopronouns, anti-therian, anti-agere and petre, and basic dni!

This blog will be a very mixed bag. Mostly obsessive stuff + my dissociation/paracosm stuff as well.

[camilletea]

"Please... I've been on my knees- change the prophecy..."

But it's Ango praying to whatever deity is listening not to take his remaining friend away from him when Dazai's heartbeat flatlined-

But it's also Dazai picking up a pen and wrote on the Book for a chance that, even if it's just one world, Oda would live.

[ma-lark-ey]

yeah yeah andreil canonically has two cats.

have we considered them with a big ass dog. Great Pyrenees level big ass dog??? PLEASE. Big ass dog that’s the type to just moodily lay around and then bark at anything coming near the house.

Neil & Andrew definitely tell people he’s a guard dog (frankly with Neil’s paranoia that’s probably why they got him to begin with) but in reality he is just a big fluffy baby that gets bullied by the cats. He thinks he’s a lap dog and gets so upset when his dads wont let him snuggle. but Andrew is like “Boy. you are literally the size of me. Get off the couch.”

Neil deffo decided to get the dog and Andrew was like “why do we need a big ass dog” and now they’re besties

[galehowl]

A bit less than a month ago, I started jogging both for the sake of my health ( chronic migraines, other health issues ) and my dog ( he's my jogging buddy lol ), and the first several runs were pure hell where I could barely do a hundred meters without being barely able to breathe at the end, various body pains and my lungs straight up hurt for over a week lol.

I managed to do a bit over a kilometer non-stop today, without even tiring out as much at the end. It's a very tiny milestone, but I'm gonna push for 10km at my own pace eventually lmao

[loachbrain]

this post has been readmore jailed for incoherent wall of text crimes

i replayed a videogame i like last night but i let charmer (new headmate, i think i mentioned her here once or twice) make the choices (really easy to do since it was a visual novel so he just said what to click). i still got the fun of seeing a playthrough (my partner and i usually watch each other play these types of game), plus i didn't have to sweat about thinking my run out in advance. (she's been really helpful like that, frankly; helped me pick out hair dye at the drugstore today when i got stuck in a loop. i'm kinda trying to indulge him.) i think we're gonna play more visual novels together; I enjoy letting folks 'backseat game' me anyway, and I've got a bunch dowloaded to my computer that I haven't played yet (next stop--nicole by winterwolves we're going to college babeyyy). i had a really good time but it was a little surprising how different he plays from me. this was Slay the Princess which is also kinda one of the games that jumpstarted my last period of questioning ( + straight up just a really good game), but i kinda brushed it off for a few months (then i played this and had a low key meltdown--that's my fuckin comment at the top of the section lol). there was so much going on in my head at the time, i think i just wasn't ready to process it until more recently. i really saw myself in the way the princess was characterized though, which was cool. this was gonna be a post about that game but i got so distracted while writing it that i think i figured out a distinct 'who's fronting' type identity (i have like no amnesia barriers so this is HUGE for me). i think i had a switch maybe a week ago, a little sooner maybe, triggered by the increase in energy that comes with my manic episodes. i had kind of brushed the swap between behavior 'templates' off as just a mania thing, but it doesn't always happen to me when i'm manic and i'd been manic for longer than i'd been interfacing with the world in that specific way. and this is a facet that very much wants to get shit done, so that's why i had this sudden jump in my sense of urgency towards the very, very slow questioning process i'd been in since winter. i'm still not sure whether my fronting works like some sort of core "me" being layered over by a certain mode of expression, or if it's a more concrete identity thing, but informally nicknaming this instance of me 'jocelyn' or 'joslyn' because it's a name i like that i've considered using, that i associate with very bubbly, happy types of people, and that i've historically been more interested in when i've been behaving in the ways that i suspect are this instance of me being in front :3

[lokh]

dude. i thought antihistamines were supposed to put you to sleep

[cyberdragoninfinity]

dimensionswap denyuri is just. such an absolute noxious car crash of a dynamic i don't know why we did that to them that badly. 'what if the power dynamic was switched between them' 'what if dennis was the one holding all the cards and potentially the more malicious of the two' Jesus Fucking Christ. yuri thinks his manager is braindead fake as fuck Tops slime and gets a gleeful rise out of ruining his day and meanwhile the only thin layer keeping dennis "ticking time bomb" mcfield from tearing yuri apart like a chimp is the carefree all smiles fake personality he cannibalized off his carded mentor. guy got sent to Synchro to get close to the Zarc fragment lurking there and kill him and He'll Get To It, Ok? He's Just Really Busy Right Now. He's Under a Lot of Stress. he's caught up feeding Yuri vapid praise and flattery and the finest Tops luxuries money can afford and getting him hooked on party drugs and encouraging impulsive decisions and hoping maybe yuri'll just get himself killed with his own recklessness, wouldn't that just make this all the easier and it's like. hm i think maybe youre having some of your own personal reservations about this mission, huh. i think you fucked around and caught feelings. not saying which ones. anyway theyre both so normal. theyre going to kill and eat each other. god bless