Helping Hounds Training Solutions

We hear it all the time: "He's got so much energy and he needs to go to someone who's more active"

Truth be told--your dog needs to learn how to settle and rest more than he needs MORE activity.

The more you give your dog--in terms of activity and exercsie--the more they're going to require. The more activities you give them, combined with the lack of settling, will create a dog who can't settle and relax--thus causing problems!

This doesn't mean there aren't dogs/breeds out there that need more physical activity than others--but as a general consensus, pet dog owners love their dogs so much that they want to give them the world, and unintentionally that creates more of a problem than they bargained for.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with utilizing a crate, a closed-off space, and letting your dog settle. If your dog panics or throws a tantrum, don't rush to let them out--let them learn to self-soothe in those situations so they can learn how to settle their brain. (This is something we've been almost exclusively dealing with in our private lessons with folks lately because the dog NOR the owner can just peacefully coexist without the dog being hyper aroused and the owner feeling the need to tend to the dog.

If you're considering rehoming your dog because he's got "too much energy", please reach out and let us help you learn how to get your dog to chill--who wouldn't love to curl up on a Saturday night with their best 4-legged friend and enjoy a movie? We can help you accomplish the settling side of dog ownership