Most dogs were bred for a specific job, such as herding, hunting, guarding the flock or retrieving. Few dogs today live on farms or get to do the work they were bred to do. A working collie can happily spend all day managing a flock of sheep or herd of cows; a pet collie without a job has very few outlets for the high energy. Dogs are also primarily pack animals, so they may develop separation anxiety when left alone during the day. Training and exercise will help high energy dogs.

Instructions
1. Exercise your dog daily. Take him for long walks or even runs, and put a backpack on him to give him a sense of purpose(and maybe wear him out faster). Enroll the dog in a pet daycare facility if needed, even once a week will help wear him out and boost his confidence. Arrange "play dates" with friend's or neighborhood dogs, this greatly helps work his energy out.

2. Combine training with play to help teach the dog self control. To help the dog feel like he is doing a job, make him sit before you throw him a ball and give him a command when it is OK to retrieve it, or teach him how to jump over low obstacles or do simple tricks such as shake hands and roll over.

3. Give your dog long lasting chew toys or interactive toys when you leave the house. Most pet stores sell a many toys that can be stuffed with treats or try freezing peanut butter in a toy; such as a Kong. Giving these types of toys to your dog will give him a time consuming challenge as he seeks to remove the treat.

4. Offer agility training opportunities for your dog. Many training facilities have herding, obedience, agility or flyball classes that provide an outlet for the dog's energy and an environment for socializing with other dogs.

5. Crate train your dog. Dogs who become destructive (either because of boredom or anxiety) when you leave should be contained not only to protect your furniture but to keep him safe from chewing the wrong things. Don't over use a crate, but do use it if your dog can't be left alone with out being destructive.

6. Make leaving and returning home very non eventful. Dogs who become anxious, destructive or noisy when left alone are easily overexcited by you coming and going. Calmly hand your dog a chew toy or spread some dog food on the floor or inside the crate right before you leave, and walk out quietly.

7. Talk to your vet if your dog's hyperactivity or destructiveness doesn't improve with increased exercise and training. Make sure there's isn't a medical cause, and ask about anxiety medications if the dog's behavior is really bad. Medication combined with behavioral modification exercises can be effective for highly anxious dogs.

Hopefully these steps help living with your high energy dog a lot more bearable. Thank you for reading, please comeback and enjoy our articles regularly.