Hyperactive Staff

Please help!
My staff Patch is 10 months; & he is SO hyperactive it's tiring.. He is constantly jumping up at ANYONE who enters the house, & has a really big issue with mouthing.. He doesn't hurt but alot of people don't like it. He never seems to run out of energy..
Need to find something that can help; as my mum is now 16 weeks pregnant & we need to get this sorted out before the baby comes along!
I have tried the turning your back on him etc, & he reacted to it with me.. But alot of people just panic.. & won't listen.. which is frustrating! Because he's a staff everyone assumes he's gonna be aggresive & all that.. But he's not & it gets me angry.. But i know you can't change people's opinions..

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I think you have two problems here. One is the hyperactivity and the other is the jumping up.

With the jumping up, you really need to put your foot down with visitors (well, anyone actually!) and tell them that he's in training, & would they please do this, or do that if/when he jumps up. It's either that, or shut him in a crate or another room, but that won't solve the problem, only put it off.

The hyperactivity could either be down to his food, or his exercise. What do you feed him & what sort of exercise does he get?

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Excelllet advice from Caryll. Is your pup getting at least two walks of 45 minutes to an hour every day?

I agree with what Caryll has said, it could be down to his food causing his hyperactivity or lack of exercise.

I use to have the same problem with Spike until i changed his food he's now on Jameswellbeloved dry food(full of natural ingredients) which they do for puppies aswel and even though he still greets people when they come in he calms down very quickly and is no-where need as bad as he was.....The other food that Spike has is called Natures Diet which is a wet food that is full of natural things which they do for puppies aswel. Hope this helps and good luck

exercise i would say is key and like caryll says his food. You should be walking him for a good hour 2 or 3 if possible times a day. Honestly mine are angels if walked 3 times a day and absolute devils if they are not x

I have a this problem with my reggie!!! he needs alot of exercise for him to be calm and well behaved around the house. Sorry for my ignorance but how can the difference between dry food and wet have an effect on his hyperness???

CARP_CRAZY wrote:I have a this problem with my reggie!!! he needs alot of exercise for him to be calm and well behaved around the house. Sorry for my ignorance but how can the difference between dry food and wet have an effect on his hyperness???

It isn't wet/dry that causes the problems usually, it's what's in them! Some of the lower quality foods are packed with additives/colourings etc which can react really badly with some dogs.

I would like to agree with Caryll and say that this could be down to his diet. If he is eating something packed with additives and colourings like 'Bakers' or similar them he may become hyperactive. You are what you eat and, like children get hyper if they eat too many sweets, dogs will get the same if they are not eating correctly.

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As already mentioned first I would take into consideration what food he is on, try to find a good quality natural dry kibble like Fish 4 dogs, James Wellbeloved if not already on such a diet.

Also exersice is vital with Staffys they are so full of energy and sould have plenty of walking and running round playing/training. Dont overlook mental stimulation either lots of training new commands and tricks keeps them mentally stimulated to which also helps alot.

But also as already mention you need to explain to all visitors what they should do when they enter your home as your dog is still learning and its important for your dog training that people are giving the right message to your dog.

Dont get him excited each time a new person comes round tell them to ignore him till he carlms down then once he has calmed down then he can get some attention.

Teaching your dog to go in there bed an stay there when visitors come round I found helps, Molly still gets excited when we have visitors but generally we can make her goto her bed and make her stay there easy enough, then once she settles thats when she get attention/fuss.

The other thing we find good is get your visitors to do training with your dog, give the some training treats and get them to practise the commands you have already taught your dog. So your visitors gain some control so they have the power to make your dog sit, back, off, down, bed.