Does your puppy sometimes go crazy? I mean running around the room, trying to bite at your ankles.

They look like they're a little tornado tearing around your house. We call this the Zumi's,

and today we're talking all about it. Welcome to the puppy training podcast. I'm Amy Jensen,

founder of Baxter and Bella, the online puppy school. Here, we are all about helping you create the best possible experience raising a puppy, from training tips to practical tricks, all aimed at fostering a happy, well-behaved dog who truly feels like part of the family. So, if you are ready to enjoy the journey and strengthen the bond with your dog, let's get

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Hello everybody. Welcome to the puppy training podcast. I'm Amy Jensen. It is back to school time

at our house and probably in your neighborhood as well. I like back to school time because it's back to rhythm, routine,

basics, and it's no different for our dogs, right? Time to get back to the basics. Well, today we are

talking about puppy zoomies. Zumies is kind of a nickname that we give to this behavior. It's actually called FRAP, F-R-A-P,

Phrenetic Random Activity Period. And that's what it is. It is an activity period for your puppy.

So let's get into this today. Many of you are just like, why do they do this? And how do I prevent it? Can I stop it?

First, let's talk about what are zoomies.

Okay? Zumi's are short bursts of high energy behavior. This usually happens out of nowhere.

It seems like it just comes out of nowhere. Your puppy is suddenly crazy. Your puppy may run wildly in

circles or leap. They spin. They act really silly for a minute or two and then they crash.

They often do this right before they settle down and go to sleep, actually. Now, they're a healthy way for puppies to release pent-up

energy. So think of a little volcano that's just building and building and building and building

that energy and then it bursts, right? If you were to describe puppy Zumi's, that's probably a good

analogy. It's like an emotional and

physical reset for your dog. Now, when do these happen the most? You'll usually see Zumi's right after

a bath, after your puppy's been created for a while. Usually in the evening, I like to call this

the witching hour of the day. My kids had a witching hour and puppies have a witching hour too, four or five o'clock p.m. Right? 6, 7 p.m. maybe. Also right before bedtime. Now, typically, they'll also happen around meal time. So if your puppy eats a meal and their energy gets spiked by that meal, you might see some zoomies as well. So this is your puppy's way of saying, I've been holding it together all day.

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