Picture a puppy. It’s early evening, the humans in the home are readying dinner, and this baby dog is suddenly a whirling dervish. He’s leaping off the couch, running about the house at top speeds, and putting his sharp little puppy teeth on anything and everything — including his humans. Would you guess this puppy needs to go for a little run? Or would you say this puppy needs a nap?
Almost everyone has heard the old adage, “A tired dog is a good dog.” This misleading little maxim insinuates that exercise is the universal answer — and more of it if undesired or problematic behaviors continue. Nationwide, I’d venture to guess that, yes, many dogs are indeed lacking in this department, and we know that having (or not having) an outlet to expend energy physically is one of the bigger influences on behavior. But we also now know the flip side of the coin, and another of the facets that greatly impacts canine behavior, is sleep.
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