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- County durham
What is a zoomie?ha ha xx
New puppy owner
- Thread starter Jilldrinkwater
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- County durham
So about 3.30 this morning it was as if we first got him he howled I ran downstairs thinking he was desperate for loo but funny thing was when I let him out I had to tell him to go he was very unsettled after that I ended up sleeping on setee
Noticed this morning when I went to make a cuppa the calming plug wasn’t plugged in?? This was cause any ideas anyone??sorry again for questions xx
Noticed this morning when I went to make a cuppa the calming plug wasn’t plugged in?? This was cause any ideas anyone??sorry again for questions xx
Boogie
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- Manchester UK
Looks like the calming plug is working 
Don’t apologise for asking questions, we are here to help each other along this confusing, crazy, maddening, fun, wonderful puppy path! Without these people here I wouldn’t have survived when I got Tatze (Nearly six years ago) and I had no clue about Labradors. I’d had dogs all my life, but Labs are different with a capital D!
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Don’t apologise for asking questions, we are here to help each other along this confusing, crazy, maddening, fun, wonderful puppy path! Without these people here I wouldn’t have survived when I got Tatze (Nearly six years ago) and I had no clue about Labradors. I’d had dogs all my life, but Labs are different with a capital D!
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- Andorra and Spain
Zoomies AKA bum tucks AKA wall of death are when the puppy (or dog!) seems to lose his mind and just has to run run run run RUN! Often round in circles, top speed, and sometimes his back end is going faster than his front end and ends up tucked underneath. It's generally an expression of utter joy and overexcitement. They are to be laughed at and cherished
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- South Wales
Before we came across the word "zoomies" we called it "dogsgoncrazeeee" (accompanied by much mock-panic from us which just egged him on more and more and more...). Funniest thing ever.Zoomies AKA bum tucks AKA wall of death are when the puppy (or dog!) seems to lose his mind and just has to run run run run RUN! Often round in circles, top speed, and sometimes his back end is going faster than his front end and ends up tucked underneath. It's generally an expression of utter joy and overexcitement. They are to be laughed at and cherished
When Pongo was little they happened every day. Now he looks for a trigger.... at about 5.30 every day he comes up to OH for a game / tussle / wind-up and you can just see him getting up to zoomie level....nearer....nearer...nearer... then BANG he's off round the house doing wall of death on the furniture. We just need to keep all fragile objects and people out of the way. Love 'im.
He also does them for round the garden or across the fields whenever he's feeling particularly happy....
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- County durham
Thankyou do u really think it could be the plug?Looks like the calming plug is working
Don’t apologise for asking questions, we are here to help each other along this confusing, crazy, maddening, fun, wonderful puppy path! Without these people here I wouldn’t have survived when I got Tatze (Nearly six years ago) and I had no clue about Labradors. I’d had dogs all my life, but Labs are different with a capital D!
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We wondered whether he could be hungry now he’s over 3months?at this point I don’t think he’ll ever sleep all night
I’m ment to be going away in Feb for the night and leaving him with my two daughters I have to say I’m a bit reluctant!!xx
Boogie
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- Manchester UK
I have had a spate of Spencer waking up early, I thought he was hungry and upped his evening meal - he woke up even earlier and did three poos 
I’d fed him far too much!
Just warn your daughters they might not get much sleep! Pups + sleep isn’t always guaranteed, just like some babies.
I’d fed him far too much!Just warn your daughters they might not get much sleep! Pups + sleep isn’t always guaranteed, just like some babies.
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- County durham
I’m going to get a plug refill today there’s still a bit left in it but at least I’ll have itI have had a spate of Spencer waking up early, I thought he was hungry and upped his evening meal - he woke up even earlier and did three poos
Just warn your daughters they might not get much sleep! Pups + sleep isn’t always guaranteed, just like some babies.
Should I adjust feeding times?currently 7,12 and 5 xx
Hi Jill, I tried the plug-in too after our first couple of stressful weeks, over the next 2 months we saw a huge improvement in his not crying when left, but then also at the same time I started investing in making the crate a really happy place to be, and clicker training for quiet, building up from just a few seconds of quiet or being alone. So I'll never know if it was the training or the plug in.... I'm inclined to think the training
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- SW London UK
Homer at 6 years still has the zooomies after a walk. He comes through the house then runs around the garden table three or four times before coming inside. And the towel rub down is still a game.
Boogie
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- Manchester UK
We feed at 7.30am 12 and 7.30pm when they are that age, then drop the middle meal at around seven months old - I do it gradually. My supervisor did suggest feeding later when one pup was waking early. It didn’t work
They all grow out of it ‘tho. Tatze doesn’t move when I get up with the pups - she just turns over and carries on sleeping and has done since she was two years old. All my pups, by the time they are 12 months old, have slept until I get them up at 7am. But the journey there has been different with each one.
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- South Wales
Gosh, when I read this I had deja vu! This was me. I became completely paranoid about doing everything absolutely right for my tiny puppy - somewhere in my (sleep-deprived) head I think I believed that any bad experience would scar him for life and it would be All My Fault....
He will be absolutely fine. Your daughters will be fine. The worst that will happen is that they don't get much sleep and/or he has a couple of accidents that they have to clean up. It will do you good to get away for a night (I do hope it is somewhere nice) and get a really good night's sleep if you possibly can. And spend a few hours NOT thinking about the puppy.
All this is really normal and really OK!
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- Herefordshire, UK
Naya
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- Bristol, UK
I would definitely change the evening feed to later. We also have ‘munch time’ around 9pm where Harley gets a few small biscuits / treats.
Rory gets snackie poos at 9pm. I just save some of his tea and scatter it about.
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- County durham
Hi having a nightmare with Oscar put him in his crate he howled has had hot water bottle big fluffy duck to cuddle etc
He’s finally fallen asleep at back of his cage not in his bed as the ducks taking over it the hot water bottles going to waste but there is a thermal mat on bottom of cage
Help!!what do I do when he wakes up for a wee if he howls again?getting stressed again don’t know what’s happened and plug is in xx
He's perhaps too warm.
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- County durham
Scared to open cage incase I wake him when he wakes for a wee I’ll remove hot water bottle do u think I should move blanket xx
If he's asleep leave him. Get some rest
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- County durham
Opened cage took duck out and hot water bottle after that he went back to his bedIf he's asleep leave him. Get some rest
Not looking forward to waking up for a wee later
Thankyou xx