GraciesMom
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Gracie has almost always been more energetic after dinnertime than any other time of day. But we have had some post-dinner spurts 2-3 nights a week where she runs around like a maniac! And gets so wound up sometimes that she may spit up a tad of dinner (never alot). The episodes involve running at warp speed room to room and up and down stairs like a bullet unless we can confine her to one room fast. Sometimes we are already playing with her when it starts....and sometimes not. Not an activity pattern that we can find. Also does not seem to matter if she played a lot that day or not. She gets same food and quantity every night so not a change in diet. She gets very rare treats and eats a balanced raw diet with limited carbs. These episodes most seem related to time of day and dinner...so maybe a blood sugar thing?? My hubby also notices that when this happens she can get a kind of wild look in her eyes but tail is wagging until she sees we will not play with her during these frantic modes. Then she looks mad at us and brows are furrowed. I know she wants to play but just seems like she is getting overly frenetic. Do others have anything like this happen? Any ideas what may be going on?
. Dogs are actually categorised as 'crepuscular' -- they are most active first thing in the morning and around early evening/dusk. If you are feeding in the evening, then this is overlapping when she gets a sudden burst of energy.