How do I get his energy out?

A little bit of background info. My husband got a dog a couple weeks ago. We had been talking about getting another dog when a friend reached out to us in need of someone to adopt his pup or the pup would be brought back to the shelter and put down. Our friends new job and work schedule just didn’t give him time to care for the pup anymore. We agreed to meet the pup and do dog introductions. I had a sudden medical emergency and wasn’t able to be there for the process. Long story short while in the hospital my husband agreed to take the pup and I got a surgery. The pup is a short hair border collie about 8 months old and idk how to get all his energy out. I’m recovering from surgery still and my husband got the dog so I have a running buddy not knowing I wouldn’t be able to run for about a month. We go on 4 walks a day anywhere from 45 minutes to a hour and a half long. The kids go outside and play with him for a couple hours a day and he can entertain himself for a bit too but it’s not enough. I might be able to start running in another week but till then what else can I do to help this puppy get his energy out? Chews all his toys up and tries to play with my other dog but my other dog is a lap dog and 10 years old. Any advice? My sister has offered to run with him but I know she really doesn’t want to do it.

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Getting a flirt pole is probably the best move!

Sniffing is a great low intensity way to wear out a dog. Look into some enrichment toys/exercises there’s a lot that can be done at home like hiding treats around a room or in a sniff mat etc. Also on your walks make sure you let him sniff everything he wants to instead of focusing on distance. They say 10 minutes of sniffing is equivalent to like 30 minutes of exercise.

@Parker 又 like a giant cat toy hahaha that’s cool I’ve never seen those

@Corazon their so handy to have when you own a herding breed of any kind! But it is exactly just a sized up cat toy LOL

Border collies are working dogs. They need constant stimulation. Friends of ours got fake sheep for their baby girl and put them in the backyard. She would spend hours trying to herd them.

Sniff mats, lick mats, kongs, treat puzzles. Their mind needs to be stimulated as well

1. Get a Kong cone and fill the last end with peanut butter. My high energy puppy who nibbles at my baseboards at every chance he gets, is very absorbed by this for atleast 30-40 mins 2. If your pup is fully vaccinated, get another puppy / dog to run around with him. Better yet, dog parks. He would be exhausted 3. Our first, when he was a puppy would get overtired and we initially would try to exhaust him and that never worked. Once we understood that it was over tiredness , we started putting him in a playpen / crate once we started seeing those signs (example zoomies) and he would sleep within 5-10 mins. 4. Mental stimulation works a lot better in exhausting a puppy than physical activity. Try teaching him some tricks.