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How do you keep a young dog calm in a 12 m² room?

I live in a room in a shared house, about 12 m². My dog is 18 months old and full of energy. We walk a lot but the evenings are hard — she paces. What has helped other people in similar spaces?

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  • TomNetherlands

    Sniffing tired my dog out far more than walking. A snuffle mat and scattering her dinner across the room bought me a quiet evening for the price of five minutes of work. Also a fixed wind-down time — lights low, no play after nine.

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