Is there any way to calm down a 1-year-old female Weimaraner? She's been spayed if that helps. We've tried the DAP Diffuser, which might help a little, but she still won't sleep all night.
Start positive reinforcement obedience classes. It is hard work and takes a lot of patience on your part and your dog's part. After all, YOU have to be trained how to train your dog before you can effectively teach the commands. It's fun, too and the best way to get the bond you want between you and your dog. Follow through with each higher level of training. That said, Your dog is very young and full of energy. She needs regular exercise; enough to tire her out. It will help you, too, physically and mentally. Please don't go straight to the shock treatment, drugs, etc. When you adopted this beautiful girl you made a commitment to protect her and give her every opportunity to be all that she can be. Find a trainer who will work with you (don't hand her over to someone else to do your job) calmly, without pain or yelling. Think about how a feisty pup becomes a seeing-eye or assistance dog. They learn many more commands than you and your dog will ever need and all without force. Training and patience (yelling doesn't help). You have a wonderful challenge ahead of you. I'd love to experience it again.
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playing soft music at night or if it is waking up because it is hungery feed it later at night
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I have a 2 year old pomeranian. My vet had to put her on Acepromazine to help calm her down. I really don't like giving it to her because it really makes her sleepy. She is more nervous and fearful. She has high anxiety. I saw something the other day at my local Wal-Mart called Calm Down for dogs. I don't know anthing about it. Maybe you can check Petsmart or Petco. I think they sell things like that.
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Get her more exercise thru the day, play stimulating games with her… A tired dog is a good dog!
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Start positive reinforcement obedience classes. It is hard work and takes a lot of patience on your part and your dog's part. After all, YOU have to be trained how to train your dog before you can effectively teach the commands. It's fun, too and the best way to get the bond you want between you and your dog. Follow through with each higher level of training. That said, Your dog is very young and full of energy. She needs regular exercise; enough to tire her out. It will help you, too, physically and mentally. Please don't go straight to the shock treatment, drugs, etc. When you adopted this beautiful girl you made a commitment to protect her and give her every opportunity to be all that she can be. Find a trainer who will work with you (don't hand her over to someone else to do your job) calmly, without pain or yelling. Think about how a feisty pup becomes a seeing-eye or assistance dog. They learn many more commands than you and your dog will ever need and all without force. Training and patience (yelling doesn't help). You have a wonderful challenge ahead of you. I'd love to experience it again.
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Other than she needs to go potty! a dog bladder is smaller than yours and needs to be emptied more often….
Your weimaraner needs exercise!!! She is a hunter!!! You need to either walk her, take her to a doggie park or hire somebody to exercise her every afternoon or evening. She is a working dog and needs to work that extra energy out of her system. If you have a fenced yard then it should be no problem to teach her to retrieive a ball for you for her exercise at home. Maybe you could pay a local teen to come and throw the ball around for her.
However, if you can't cope with the Weimaraner being a Weimaraner, maybe you should consider letting her go to a loving home with plenty of room for her to be out running. I don't know your reason for getting this type of dog but they are always ready for fun.. which in Weimaraner talk means Running!!!!!… after birds, usually, but any squirrel or cat will have to look out. Hunters love them because of their size, brains and friendliness, plus nice short hair for neatness. I'm a hunting dog lover myself but have always had a child to take the extra zoom zoom zoom out of them most days. (three children and five adopted children). My side yard usually had a couple children working with ladders, hoops, snerf ball and bat, and the current dog(s) at all times in the summer and evenings in the school year. Good Luck on your problem.
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