Discover the Shocking Truth to Calming Your Dog Down

Is your brand new a puppy a bundle of joy? Puppies are very energetic and loves to play with anyone or anything they can get their hands on. It can be really adorable and cute at first, to see how riled up you can get your puppy but in the long run it can be a lot more problematic.

First things first, you have to figure out why your puppy is so riled up in the first place, it could be either out of enjoyment or fear.

Causes of a Hyperactive Dog

The smaller the breed, the more likely are they tend to be super hyper. Smaller breeds were bred to be very active and wired. Smaller breeds are very bright dogs who are used to a lot of activities to stimulate their intelligent minds. If your dog isn't going to be a working dog, make sure you provide a lot of exercise. Exercise really helps calms a dog down. Calm your hyper active puppy by taking them out to the park to play. Another great calming technique is training your dog. This will put your dog's focus on you and only you, allowing him to calm down and not get distracted by things around him.

Hyperactivity Due to Fear

A frightened puppy will try to get your attention. He will do everything he can.If you respond to him, you will be only reinforcing this kind of behavior. Don't pick him up and coddle him, reward or even pet him. This will only teach him that this kind of behavior is okay if he is scared.

A good thing for this puppy is socialization. Take your puppy out to the park and get him adjusted to being around other dogs and people. Another great way is to take him out for a drive, this will help him get used to cars and the busy streets.

By doing these things, you will be helping your nervous dog calm down when the environment around him is very busy.

Hyperactivity Due to Happiness.
Similar to a dog in fear, don't acknowledge your dog's behavior when he is excited, even when he is happy. This will only reinforce this behavior. A great method is to train him calming cue words. Like "sit" or "lay down" will help a lot.

When dealing with a new puppy, it is always very important to stay calm. Remember your emotions and feelings can be mirrored by your dog. If you are also very excited then your dog will follow your lead.

Basic dog training is important to calm a dog down. Always try to get your dog's attention focused on you when he's all riled up, this way he'll pay attention to something more resourceful.