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[quote=Anonymous]Two separate things:

1. a six month old puppy is still a puppy. She needs a lot more sleep than an adult dog. She needs a calm place and to learn to calm herself and sleep. The more you walk with her and play with her, the more you wind her up.

2. Mental enrichment in addition to physical enrichment makes such a difference-
--make her work for her food. 55 lbs is big enough for a slow feeder, to mix up her food and freeze it in a Toppl, etc.

--put some food in an empty paper towel tube and crumple the ends. make her rip it apart to get to the food. If she eats the paper, no harm done. (the adult version of this is to wrap it up in a towel but my dog tried to eat the towel so I don't recommend it)

--definitely training sessions. 10-15 minutes of trying to learn increasingly challenging commands - stay, place, easy, friend (paw), etc. - will make her tired. Use kibble as training treats rather than actual treats - you don't want to overfeed and overload growing joints. [/quote]

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