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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for some of the helpful advice above. I realize that some of the unhelpful kind that has come in may have been because I did not clarify something: we are not looking to rehome this dog. I am looking for other people who may have had had this particular type of hound dog, in an urban environment, where it requires a tremendous amount of energy to make it "chill" knowing that we are a 'must leash' community and dog parks are not an option for us due to poor behavior in most dog parks near me. Again, looking for ideas to try. We adopted a puppy during COVID that they told us was a mixed hound. We had no idea until the DNA test it was this type and would be this large and energetic. Trying to figure out how to give it a best life. [/quote]
You can get a long 30' training leash and see if you can get your dog to chase a toy in an open area or field.  This wears our houd-mix puppy out.  She's not great about retrieving, but loves the initial chase.  Running is awesome for her.

For walks, we do three at day: before work, after work and before bed.  They add up to a minimum of 3-4 miles.  We try to make one be on a trail so she gets to sniff.

We also have a toddler tunnel from Ikea and do mock agility training.  (She's just a puppy so not old enough for anything formal.)  She loves running through and jumping over the tunnel on command.  She'll weave between our legs.  Roll over.  Spin in circles left and right. Sit pretty.  Crawl. And other fun commands.  This work wears out her brain.

We also do Kongs, filled bones and bully sticks so she can use her chewer.  You can wet and freeze her dog food inside a Kong so she has to chew and work to eat.

She loves playing hide and seek with our kids.  (They hide in the house.  She finds them for a treat.)  We play lots and lots of tug too.

On weekends we do longer walks and hikes on trails for her to sniff.  We also practice behaving on trips to get coffee or in busy locations.

Finally, doggie daycare is great.  She gets to socialize with other dogs and comes home exhausted.  She sleeps much of the next day.[/quote]

Your dog sounds like she has the life! 😁[/quote]

Agreed. Can you post some of the places you use? Especially the doggy daycare. So many places are hit or miss.[/quote]

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