Ricky is one of those dogs who is naturally born to wake up and go fast.
Like Forrest Gump, he wants to go, go, go, go for a long time.
He is constantly alert. He constantly wants to go. And the truth is, that is a normal dog.
Ricky has athleticism. He has this Olympian way of being born.
When the need is not fulfilled
Ricky was in one of my episodes of Better Human, Better Dog, where the behavior became aggressive because his humans were not able to fulfill the need.
Ricky was adopted with his brother. When they were puppies, they were fine. But then the brothers started fighting with each other.
Of course, the home became chaos.
The humans started treating the home like a maximum security place. They had to have gates. The brothers could never be with each other because they would go into a fight.
So you ask, why would the dogs go into a fight? They were fine when they were puppies.
When we do not provide this athleticism, when we do not provide for this Olympian way of being born, then it turns into two things: extremely excited and very nervous.
What we want is for him, after the walk and after me challenging him mentally, to take Calm Surrender supplement so it prolongs this calm surrender state.
Ricky can recover in a matter of minutes.
That is why Calm Surrender was created: to support your dog through these moments and help them stay grounded.
Calm Surrender has natural ingredients like chamomile and passion flower that promote relaxation.
How much to give
If your dog is under 30 pounds, use one scoop.
If your dog is between 31 and 75 pounds, use two scoops.
If your dog is over 75 pounds, use three scoops.
Since Ricky is 75 pounds, we put three scoops.
Every dog has their own ritual
Ricky is already alert. He knows it is for him.
Some dogs are going to be right there in front of you. Some dogs are going to go around. They are going to circle. They are going to wander. They are going to explore.
Everybody has their own way of creating a ritual.
It is very important to get to know your dog. You get to know a dog a lot by the way he meets people, by the way he walks with people, and by the way he eats around people.
Ricky around food
Ricky is very cautious.
He looks around. He looks at who is around him.
When it is time to play, when it is time to swim, it is a completely different Ricky. But when it is time to eat, Ricky has a different energy.
He does calm surrender, then we offer the food.
We never give food to Ricky if he is jumping or excited. None of that.Â
We always want to make sure that he is at the most gentle side of him because that is actually what I want him to receive: the Calm Surrender part.
The behavior has to match the supplement
The behavior has to match the supplement.
It has to match your vision and your energy, so you are joining in.
With the rest of the dogs, the dogs can be right there. With certain dogs, they need a little bit more distance.
It is very important to get to know your dog, so that way you know when to trigger the right thing and when not to trigger the right thing.
