My 19 month old retriever bitch is really lazy at training classes. She loves going, pulls me in and goes mad in greeting, but after about 5 minutes she is asleep. She does everythnig she is asked, loves treats so is motivated enough when working. But if she has to stay still for more than a minute she is asleep. This isn't a new thing she has always been like it. However she has enough stamina to go for a 2 hour walk (and spends most of it running), so its not like she is unwell. SHe is quite advanced for her age, and is in the fun and games class (which is for trained, older dogs, most being about 6 or 7), but it doesn't seem normal for a dog of that age to be so quiet. If i leave her in a sit she just lays down to go to sleep. Do you think she is bored or not getting enough energy from her food?

Hi,
If Rose gets up when I get up I am surprised! I think some bitches are just like that. This morning for example I got up at 7am, (had a lay in), Rose finally graced us with her presence at 10am! Ate breakfast then went and curled up on the sofa until I took them out at about lunchtime. She spent a couple of hours running around and digging for mice, Ooops! Rodents of some kind. Then came home and has slept all night while I have been baking, then when the oven door was being closed as everything was done, she appeared and wanted some pie! Since when she has gone off to bed for the night.
Lucinda was the same, she would sleep in the show ring and became impossible to show, as John will verify. Once she was so happy sleeping in the sun in the ring, that my daughter couldn't get her up onto her feet. Everyone was going on at my daughter for showing a dog "with sunstroke". Lucinda had been in the shade and cool all day. So I went to the ringside, saw her laying there and the concerned crowd. They were saying I ought to be reported to the RSPCA and such like. So I explained that she was simply sunbathing and ignoring them. As they didn't believe me nor John, I said "Lu, Would you like an ice-cream?" At which she was on her feet and out of that ring so fast it was unbelieveable!!! People told me after this that had they not seen it with their own eyes and heard me ask her if she would like an ice-cream they would never have believed it!

If she's got the energy for a 2 hour run and isn't losing condition, then I doubt food is the problem - but maybe she's feeling a little pressured by having to maintain a high level of concentration and zones out to avoid it?

mine have very minimal exercise on club day,just a short walk.
training is intense mentally & if its on in the night quite late for them.
i also never feed mine before club as that makes them "sleepy" too

My two have lazy days, especially Sparky. I make a point of getting down to them by 6.20am on the mornings I work so they can have a good walk before I go out, and Sparky looks at me as if I'm stupid, comes out for a wee, then nearly always tries to go back to bed instead ("Another 10 minutes, please, Mum"). And if it's raining - no chance. Practically have to drag him out. So much for collies being a hardy breed!

god,my nellie is really lazy,never wants to get up. wheras flynn wants to get up ok,but always wants to go to bed really early!!!