why does my dog suddenly have so much energy at night and how do I calm them down?

[One-One-Five]

Not sure if anyone else deals with this, but my dog turns into a completely different animal at night.

During the day he's pretty calm, naps a lot, normal behaviour. But as soon as it gets later in the evening, he starts running around, jumping on furniture, bringing toys constantly and just won't settle.

I've tried walking him earlier and later, feeding times don't seem to change anything either.

Is this normal behaviour or am I missing something obvious?

Would be good to hear what worked for others because right now it's getting a bit exhausting.

[VB]

Replace word dog with boyfriend and the same is true; haha

[MiniElliot]

Sounds like pent up energy to me.

Some dogs don't burn enough energy mentally, even if they've had a walk. Try adding some training or puzzle toys in the evening.

I had the same issue and once I started doing short training sessions at night it calmed things down quite a bit.

[One-One-Five]

We call this "zoomies" in our house.

Totally normal, especially if your dog is younger. Mine used to do laps around the living room every night.

It settled down over time but routine helped a lot.

[Ellie22]

Sounds like pent up energy to me. Some dogs don't burn enough energy mentally, even if they've had a walk. Try adding some training or puzzl

I did not know that, good to know. That is genuinely useful.

[MiniElliot]

Pretty decent summary of it. I had a similar experience and it was better than I expected.

Definitely worth picking up.

[QueueDay]

I found the same thing. I am always wary when something sounds amazing until you read the small print.

Good to know about.

[Myles]

We call this "zoomies" in our house. Totally normal, especially if your dog is younger. Mine used to do laps around the living room every ni

Been reading the same thing from a few different angles. There is usually a quieter more important story sitting just behind the obvious headline.

Curious to see how this develops.

[SilverRider]

Same here really. Good stuff.

[Paige_68]

Same here really. Good stuff.

I love the way you put that. I find that the things that stay with you are rarely the ones that shout the loudest.

There is a lot more to say about this.

[VB]

We call this "zoomies" in our house. Totally normal, especially if your dog is younger. Mine used to do laps around the living room e

Same here tbh. Definitely worth picking up.

[RustyHawk]

Still learning but that tracks. That is genuinely useful.

[QuantumDay]

I would probably do it differently. I know exactly what you mean.

Thanks for that.

[Red Builder]

I would wait for a bit more before concluding that. I find the financial angle of any big story is usually the most underreported part.

More to come on this I suspect.

[SpinorWave]

Hmm, not convinced. Cheers for sharing.

[SwiftQuarry]

That actually makes sense to me. That helps a lot actually.

[MJF]

That is the sensible route. I ended up learning the hard way that the simple route is often better.

Post a photo when it is done.