high energy puppy

Hello All,

I'm new to the site and we have a 12 week old corgi. Mochi. I had a question about activity level. For those of you that had highly energetic puppies, did your puppy eventually calm down alittle after it grew out of the puppy stage?

For the first few days after we got Mochi at 8 weeks, he would tire easily and take frequent naps on the floor next to you or even on the couch with you. Now, at 12 weeks, he has not taken a nap outside of his crate and he will literally keep playing and playing until we put him back in his crate. The other day, we had a puppy playdate for a full hour and after the playdate we took him running around for 45 minutes (in an empty parking lot since he is not fully vaccinated yet) and at home he was chewing on a bone and playing with us. I know for sure that he was super tired, yet he just kept going and going. He just kept finding things to do. When we finally put him in his crate, he fell fast asleep.

Is his energy level normal? Will he eventually calm down a bit?

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Wiston on January 14, 2011 at 8:09pm

We had two high energy puppies. Both Amadeus and Ludwig were very high-strung. Ludwig calmed down considerably at 2.5/3ish, but Amadeus is 2 and is showing no signs of ever calming down. Schroeder, on the other hand, was always calm.

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Permalink Reply by Sue & Rocky on January 14, 2011 at 9:21pm

It will take awhile before they outgrow the puppy stage. Welcome to Corgiville! Rocky( our 4th corgi over the years) is17 months now & shows no signs of slowing down, Even this week we got 18 inches of snow & he still didn't get tired from the 45-60 minute romp he had while we were shoveling. He is starting to listen a bit better though so that is a positive sign----just be patient & they become the best & most loyal friend you could ever have.