My goodness! I'd have thought that a good walk in the morning would help with the energy, but nope. she gets in from her walk and ZOOM!
and she's SUCH a clutz, poor thing. The number of bad landings this girl takes, slipping on the floors, or jumping on the couch......good thing I have Trupanion set up!
After the initial zoom, where no one can catch her for a few minutes, she does settle down. And is good for much of the day, having learned from Shamas to lay around and play with toys, or cuddle. And she zooms in the yard when AB lets her out hourly too. She likes to pace the squirrels along the fence, or dig in her sand patch.
She's taken a disliking to the pen, except for times when she must go in..like when we go to work, or bed. But that's ok--she'll still nap in with the door open, she just doesn't want to be locked away from the family. My only concern there is that she's taken to refusing breakfast in the pen unless someone's in eyesight.
Daily schedule now that she's settling is a little adapted:
Up at alarm. Out to pee &poop.
In the house, either supervised, or penned while we shower and make coffee
Breakfast in pen
20minutes of free run in yard
Depending on whether we work--either back in the pen to wait for AB to get up and let her come out, but with the living room gate closed to confine her to where she can see her. OR morning walk.
Afternoon walk happens when we get home from work. either 5, or 7 depending on shift. First thing we do is let her in the yard for her second poop.
Supper at 7-8 depending on walk time
settling in living room until 9:30-10
Last pee, safe chew treat, and back in for the night.