hyperactivness

Question
hell i have a 14 month old german sheperd and she can be abit hypo and also sometimes she will not settle down at night please could you give me any suggestions
many thanks chris

Answer
HI CHRIS
SHE HAS ALOT OF DRIVE NOT BEING HIPER.  SHE NEEDS HARD DAILY EXERCISE UNTIL SHE HOPEFULLY GROWS MENTALLY SOUND, DOGS ARE NOT FULLY MENTALLY MATURE UNTIL 3 YEARS OLD.
SOME SHEPHERDS ARE SO POORLY BRED FOR SOME DRIVE YET DO NOT MAINTAIN SOUND STABLE NERVES, THIS COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM.  ONE A VET MIGHT NEED TO HELP YOU WITH IF YOUR GIVING HER LOTS TO DO DAILY.

FEED HER LAST FEEDING AT 4 P.M.  BEFORE THAT WORK HER DOWN, THEN LET HER COOL OFF.  TRY AND KEEP HER CALM THROUGHOUT THE EVENING UNLESS MAYBE JUST A NICE WALK BEFORE BEDTIME, THEN STAY CALM, NO PLAY TO SIKE HER UP.  SEE IF SHE SETTLES INTO A ROUTINE FOR YOU.  IF NOT, U GOT A DOG WITH UNSTABLE NERVES.  GO BACK ON THE BREEDER THAT U DID NOT BARGAIN FOR A DOG WITH SO MUCH DRIVE AND HER NERVES CANNOT HANDLE IT.

I HAVE SEEN DOGS TRAINED FOR PROCTECTION, K-9 WORK THAT STOOD AND SHOOK, THEY SHOULD NEVER OF BEEN PUT THROUGH ANY TRAINING WITH UNSTABLE NERVES, IT ONLY MAKES THEM WORSE AND ITS SO SAD.  DID U VISIT THE PARENTS OF YOUR DOG AND SEE HOW THEY ACT, SEE ANY DOGS GROWN UP FROM THEM?  BETTER GIVE THE BREEDER A CALL AND ASK TO LOOK UP A FEW OTHER OF THAT LITTER AND PREVIOUS ONES.  GOOD LUCK AND SORRY I HAD TO BRING THIS OUT.

WARM REGARDS
PATT
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