Another tip for a high-energy dog is to have them work for their meals. Set the food bowl aside and buy a series of kong toys and divide the meal into them. Ask the dog if he wants his Dinner in A Kong and have him sit, lie down or whatever his required task is that allows him to control himself in order to get his meal and then place his kongs filled with food on the floor and watch him work for up to 45 minutes to get his dinner, having a ball all the while.
I've given Tibbe his choice of a bowl of his dinner kibble vs. two kongs filled with it and he ALWAYS chooses the kongs and goes off with one in his mouth or rolling it or hitting to knock in up into the air to cause it to emit the kibble inside and will play and work on it until it's empty and then he gets the other one and goes after it until empty. He just loves to work for his dinner - just the way his ancestors had to generations ago and he seems to be so fulfilled afterward. And it drains energy and feeds them all the while - two jobs in one.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |