I've had dogs like that -- the only way to calm them down was to get them playing with something. My first Australian Cattle Dog was a hyper nutcase, although she was already about 6-1/2 when she came here. She got along fine with the elderly Corgi (twice her age) but needed something more. My brother brought a puppy from a litter the AuCaDo at the local feed store had, and we found the perfect distraction for a bored working dog -- another one.
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What a beauty! Love her eyes -- such intensity.
I've had dogs like that -- the only way to calm them down was to get them playing with something. My first Australian Cattle Dog was a hyper nutcase, although she was already about 6-1/2 when she came here. She got along fine with the elderly Corgi (twice her age) but needed something more. My brother brought a puppy from a litter the AuCaDo at the local feed store had, and we found the perfect distraction for a bored working dog -- another one.