Does she run like 6 feet then stop and look back at you, then stiffen her forelegs and lark so hard he butt scoots off the ground? If so, that' an order to play and an authority challenge.
She runs but I don't get the impression she wants to play. Her play running is a bit different. She's running because she doesn't want us to distract her I think.
Sleep is VITAL to health. As a psuedo-narcoleptic-wierdo-sleep-disorder guy, I understand this very well. My dog learned REALLY fast not to disrupt my sleep.
NIGHTBARKING is a WHOLE other bag of worms. This opens an entirely new round of questions, if you don't mind...
1. Does your dog bark at night? At which hours?
Rarely barks at night. She sleeps in her crate. Occassionally she'll bark for a few moments then quiet down. On a handful of occassions she has barked and not stopped at night. When that happens she is bannished into another bedroom (in her crate) after an hour of barking. We do take her out first to make usre she doesn't have to go.
2. Really, who's dog is this?
She's my wife's dog primarily but I don't think that Maddie heavily favors her. We got her when we moved into our new house so its not like she had time with my wife first.
3. Do you all share hte same sleep schedule? Detail this...
Nope. My wife works three 12 hour night shifts a week. Maddie always sleeps at night in a crate with me or with me and my wife when she's not working. Whe she is working. The dogs play in the dining room (only room without cords) for most of the day and spend a couple of hours in their crates. My wife generally wakes up once or twice during the day to take them out.
4. How often and how long are walks?
There are a minimum of 2 15 minute walks a day. Sometimes up to 4 or 5. We walk around the neighborhood. We would walk longer but by 15 minutes, Maddie and Julie are already wrestling and they just want to get in and play.
5. What is your dog's Canine I.Q?
I have no idea. How can I find out?
6. How does your dog rate in dominance?
On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being alpha, I'd say she's a 4 or 5. And that's only because she's so enthusiastic about play. She does not openly try to dominate us at all.
7. How much does your dog eat? What does it eat?
Blue Buffalo food. 1/2 cup in morning and at night. She also gets baby carrots as treats and some other low cal treats during the day
8. How old is your dog?
8 months
9. Is your dog crate trained?
She won't go in her crate so in that sense, yes. We did crate train her for a while to jumpstart housetraining but we felt her energy level was too high to keep her in the crate for extended periods.
10. Is your dog an indoor potty-pup or outdoor?
She's SUPPOSED to be outdoor. She does still have frequent accidents. |