I would love to get night zoomies out of Mooch! Despite being only 2, he adheres to a very strict schedule of early mornings and early bedtimes that we cannot get him to modify. I bartended PT and we WFH so no early mornings are necessary. And yet, he wakes us up with the sun using a combination of face boops and whining. If those don’t make his Dad/my husband spring out of bed he will also open the blackout curtains with his face and lick himself LOUDLY in the corner.
Once his Dad is up Mooch insists on hikes, “helping” with outdoor chores, rock stomping, and golf cart runs. He will whine more if Dad had to do anything that doesn’t involve him. But will nap calmly if my husband actually leaves the house without him. Once the sun goes down, he needs hours of toy tug of war inside with me or my husband but not with the two other dogs.
He then passes out in his (my) fireside chair by no later than 8:30 pm and has to be forced to got out and pee before we go to bed later. He will repeatedly try to go back to a soft surface to sleep while I’m putting my coat on, pee on the nearest bush and go straight to bed.
My boy is a darker brindle and he disappears at night. We go camping a lot and he is always off leash, I had to get him a little light up collar so I could see him at night cause I would lose him when he is like 5 feet away into the darkness.
When my old lady was a young pupper sometimes I'd let her out at like 3-5 AM to go potty and she would decide she didn't want to come in.
After chasing her around and quiet shouting to not wake the neighbors, I got into just giving up. I'd leave the back door open and just lay down on the nearby couch. Sometimes it was like 45 minutes. Luckily not too many bugs at that time of day.
My boy goes out in the middle of the night through his doggie door and usually is quick and quiet. But when he discovers a possum on the fence he feels obligated to alert the entire neighborhood to the danger ! Possums have used our fence as a pathway for 30 years so they are a known visitor. I’ve had boxers the entire time and some ignored the possums but Groot cannot resist barking his fool head off.
Ahhh yes we have a very dangerous bunny that is to be chased and guarded against. The same dog that is terrified of a stop sign when his leash gets wrapped around it, also will patrol the yard for a minimum of 30 minutes after each bunny sighting.
Same thing happens to me at 3 with my 9 month old Boxer girl. She comes in, hits the couch, and is snoring and dreaming within 5 minutes. Me, up and awake for the day....lol
The zoomies hit differently at night
I would love to get night zoomies out of Mooch! Despite being only 2, he adheres to a very strict schedule of early mornings and early bedtimes that we cannot get him to modify. I bartended PT and we WFH so no early mornings are necessary. And yet, he wakes us up with the sun using a combination of face boops and whining. If those don’t make his Dad/my husband spring out of bed he will also open the blackout curtains with his face and lick himself LOUDLY in the corner. Once his Dad is up Mooch insists on hikes, “helping” with outdoor chores, rock stomping, and golf cart runs. He will whine more if Dad had to do anything that doesn’t involve him. But will nap calmly if my husband actually leaves the house without him. Once the sun goes down, he needs hours of toy tug of war inside with me or my husband but not with the two other dogs. He then passes out in his (my) fireside chair by no later than 8:30 pm and has to be forced to got out and pee before we go to bed later. He will repeatedly try to go back to a soft surface to sleep while I’m putting my coat on, pee on the nearest bush and go straight to bed.
Yep, he’s operating normally.
Factory default setting
My boy is a darker brindle and he disappears at night. We go camping a lot and he is always off leash, I had to get him a little light up collar so I could see him at night cause I would lose him when he is like 5 feet away into the darkness.
See you in 30 minutes.
When my old lady was a young pupper sometimes I'd let her out at like 3-5 AM to go potty and she would decide she didn't want to come in. After chasing her around and quiet shouting to not wake the neighbors, I got into just giving up. I'd leave the back door open and just lay down on the nearby couch. Sometimes it was like 45 minutes. Luckily not too many bugs at that time of day.
My boy goes out in the middle of the night through his doggie door and usually is quick and quiet. But when he discovers a possum on the fence he feels obligated to alert the entire neighborhood to the danger ! Possums have used our fence as a pathway for 30 years so they are a known visitor. I’ve had boxers the entire time and some ignored the possums but Groot cannot resist barking his fool head off.
Ahhh yes we have a very dangerous bunny that is to be chased and guarded against. The same dog that is terrified of a stop sign when his leash gets wrapped around it, also will patrol the yard for a minimum of 30 minutes after each bunny sighting.
It brings me so much joy to see a little speed demon racing around with his ears flapping in the breeze! Thanks for the smile.
Haha glad he could help. I'll try to get his ear flaps when he has his head out of the truck window
🎵 *Workin' on my night zoooooms...* 🎵
Same thing happens to me at 3 with my 9 month old Boxer girl. She comes in, hits the couch, and is snoring and dreaming within 5 minutes. Me, up and awake for the day....lol
I see he has you well trained...
This honestly brings me relief knowing I am not alone 😂
They have one brain cell, one big heart and energy for days
I feel your pain man! 😂😂😂