My dog can get hyperactive, and nothing we do seems to help! Any advice?

My family has a two-year-old Catahula Leapord named Nelly. For the most part she is wonderful, but every once in a while something will set her off and she starts running around the house wildly, knocking in to people. Different things will set her off-if we stop petting her, if we try to get her to go in a room for the night, or if someone new comes in. We've tried everything to stop it-first, we put her in the bathroom for two minutes, like a 'time out'. This worked a little, but then she caught on and now everytime we go for her collar she darts away and gets even more hyper. We tried turning away from her and giving her no attention, but she still runs wild. Sometimes loud noises help, but after the first couple of times she gets used to it and the noise just gets her more fired up. We even tried squirting her with water, but now that just makes her worse. She is very well trained otherwise-it's just when she is running around we can not control her. Does any one have any advice?My dog can get hyperactive, and nothing we do seems to help! Any advice?
I think you should sign up for some classes with a trainer/behaviorist. If it frustrates you as much as it seems, it will be money well spent. The trainer/behaviorist will be able to identify your pet's issues and offer you specific ways to work with the dog to alter the behavior.





By the way, dog's generally don't respond well to negative reinforcement (i.e. spanking, etc.) so I would ignore the previous advice! Also, it seems that Nelly is a very smart girl and she's learned to associate you grabbing her collar and giving the ';time out'; as a negative thing...therefore she tries to avoid it. Try working with treats. If she starts to bound around the house...try getting her to stop with a treat and eventually if you can hold her and give her the treat until she does the behavior without the treat...it's a gradual process, but well worth it:)





Don't breed or buy while homeless pets die!My dog can get hyperactive, and nothing we do seems to help! Any advice?
what you have described sounds like we call ';freaking out'; It is very common with dogs who are breed to run and or herd. your dog was breed to herd so it is no surprise she is doing this. it is very important to get her the exercise she needs. when she does this get out of her way don't try to stop her. jump onto furniture or lean to a wall and she will run about for a few minutes and then stand there and let out an exhausted sigh. you probably got her because her temperment is very kind and she needs little training and whatnot because of her intellegence. THIS is an instinct in the breed when they need to release the energy they have. I am sure you will find if you exercise her more then she will be rare with freak outs if at all. if you don't like to run you may try an attachment to a bike like a big spring that allows you to ride with her next to you running(don't go too fast now) also you may try a tennis ball flinger if you are near a park and can trust her off lead it wears them out fast with little parental effort. also you may want to give her a chew toy at night or when company is coming over, it will get a bit of energy out when you can't be running around. but exercise I swear is key with herding breeds, eventually if you don't let them get it out they will become a bit aggressive so nip it in the butt now and you will be fine.
Dogs do that. I have always joked about the ghost that pinches their butts. I have had many dogs and several cats. They just do that. I had one dog that did it at the same time every night. Just keep out of the way until she stops.
SMACK HIM UPSIDE HIS HEAD,,,
A tired dog is a good dog. give here lots of excersie. a breed like that needs a good run in the morning 45 mins or more and a good run in the eve





good luck
The Dog Whisperer would tell you to make sure that they are properly exercised. Not just a slow walk but a vigorous work-out. Make sure you always take the lead and make her walk behind you. This will wear her out so that you can work on correcting her behavior. I would have a little time out cage to put her in if she gets out of hand. Bring her out when she is calmer. I bet the exercise will change her for the better. She needs to work off the extra energy.
I'm not an expert, but it seems as though you need to start with square one with training.





Leave your dog on a lead ALL THE TIME... just leave it attached to her collar, and let her drag it around the house. When she starts into her frenzies, grab the lead and let her know who's boss firmly and swiftly. Teach her a command like down, or crate when she starts freaking out so she will learn what position you expect from her rather than the naughty behavior.





Leave her on a lead until she listens to your command without distraction.





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Since she's only two, it might be a phase that will just pass. But if it doesn't...I love animals and am totally against animal cruelty. But I really think you need to smack her. You need to hit her hard enough that it will hurt, but not hard enough to seriously injure her. You might have to do that once or a couple of times, but it should eventually work. I only resort to smacking if nothing else works. If it doesn't work, she really needs to see a dog trainer. Oh, and only do this if the hyperactivity is really bugging you. Don't just do it because. If she's not hurting anyone or anything, don't just smack her for no reason. Hope this helps. Good luck!