amdeemer
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I am desperate & so hoping you all can help. My Archie is 7 months old now & it's like something snapped inside of him. As he neared 6 months, things started to really click. He had a firm grasp on potty training, puppy needle teeth were gone, & overall, he was just really pleasant.
He was recently neutered & had entropian surgery & had to wear an e-collar, which he was none too thrilled about. He ended up over exerting himself & ripped open his neuter incision extending his recovery time & e-collar wearing time. After he got the all clear from the vet, I noticed the change. Suddenly he is hyper active & quite frankly, impossible to calm down. He goes for daily walks, most days at least twice. And as soon as we return from the walk, instead of laying down & relaxing, he starts with the crazies. He starts galloping through the house & jumping up on the sofa (which is a no no), but he's not jumping up there to lay down, he's doing it in an aggressive way & makes sure we see him do it. He does the same thing with my little area rug - makes sure I see him before he grabs it & starts to chew. He also bites & his bites are hard. He bites constantly at our feet. He's terrorizing my kids with the craziness, biting, & jumping. Last night they were trying to watch a show while I made dinner & it was unreal. He just kept jumping up on the sofa & biting at them. It's out of control. In the evenings, it's like another switch goes off & he's back to my sweet boy again, but for the bulk of the day, he's nutty. I have used his crate at times when he's exceptionally crazy & maybe I need to use it more - I just hate for him to spend so much time in there. I'd rather that he stay with us when we're home. When I do put him in his crate, I'm careful to keep it a pleasant experience so that he still feels safe in there & so far so good. He always goes in without a problem.
Just this morning, after taking my daughter to the bus stop, my son & I took Archie for a half hour walk. When we returned home, he started up with the nutty behavior & it took me 40 minutes to calm him down. I'm at my wits end! I love my boy & am not giving up on him, but I would love some input. I do want to mention that, after trying & failing to calm him this morning, I put his leash back on him & held him here with me while I typed this & he finally laid down.
He was recently neutered & had entropian surgery & had to wear an e-collar, which he was none too thrilled about. He ended up over exerting himself & ripped open his neuter incision extending his recovery time & e-collar wearing time. After he got the all clear from the vet, I noticed the change. Suddenly he is hyper active & quite frankly, impossible to calm down. He goes for daily walks, most days at least twice. And as soon as we return from the walk, instead of laying down & relaxing, he starts with the crazies. He starts galloping through the house & jumping up on the sofa (which is a no no), but he's not jumping up there to lay down, he's doing it in an aggressive way & makes sure we see him do it. He does the same thing with my little area rug - makes sure I see him before he grabs it & starts to chew. He also bites & his bites are hard. He bites constantly at our feet. He's terrorizing my kids with the craziness, biting, & jumping. Last night they were trying to watch a show while I made dinner & it was unreal. He just kept jumping up on the sofa & biting at them. It's out of control. In the evenings, it's like another switch goes off & he's back to my sweet boy again, but for the bulk of the day, he's nutty. I have used his crate at times when he's exceptionally crazy & maybe I need to use it more - I just hate for him to spend so much time in there. I'd rather that he stay with us when we're home. When I do put him in his crate, I'm careful to keep it a pleasant experience so that he still feels safe in there & so far so good. He always goes in without a problem.
Just this morning, after taking my daughter to the bus stop, my son & I took Archie for a half hour walk. When we returned home, he started up with the nutty behavior & it took me 40 minutes to calm him down. I'm at my wits end! I love my boy & am not giving up on him, but I would love some input. I do want to mention that, after trying & failing to calm him this morning, I put his leash back on him & held him here with me while I typed this & he finally laid down.