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Jamiya
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posted 11-04-2003 07:07 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jamiya     Edit/Delete Message
Okay, here's a good "Why do they do that?" question.

I know I have been told that a dog will not exercise itself outside without a human. They won't use agility equipment or run laps or whatever else doggies like to do. They want a human to play with.

Okay, good. Got it. Doggies would rather play fetch or some other game with a human. Fine.

Nala, however, entertains herself outside.....as long as I am outside as well. It's not that I am playing with her. (Sometimes I do, of course.) But other times, I am sitting on the deck reading a book. She runs around, eats trees, imitates a race car, and tosses nuts up in the air and chases them and plays hockey with them on the deck. She LOVES this. She could do it forever.

Why, oh WHY, do I have to be outside for her to do this?! She could play as long as her little puppy heart wanted to, if I didn't always have to be out there with her. Sometimes I send the kids out to play on the swingset, just so Nala will be happy playing "by herself" outside for a while.

What's the deal?

Sheesh.


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Maisey
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posted 11-04-2003 09:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Maisey     Edit/Delete Message
I think that may be a generalization, MOST dogs may prefer to have a person to play with outside...but not all have to have that. Of course I have two dogs so they play together, but both of them will entertain themselves just like you said of Nala, tossing toys into the air and catching them, playing with leaves, running around in cirles...I don't have to be there for that to happen. Dooley used to play by himself before we got Witt. They PREFER us to play with them, but will and do on occasion play alone. Dogs are pack animals it makes sense to me that they would want company. You also have a breed that is very much a "velcro" type dog...remember it his her job to keep an eye on you and keep you out of trouble, we all know how much trouble you can get into Jimaya!

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posted 11-04-2003 10:35 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jamiya     Edit/Delete Message
Do you think she would stay outside and play with another dog?

It's not that I want to leave her outside, but if she would stay out there for 30 minutes while I cook dinner or help the kids with homework, it would be so nice! Like I said, she entertains herself as long as I am somewhere out there as well. Otherwise, when I put her out, she hurls herself at the back door and scratches at it. I don't let her back in until she walks away or unless she is just calmly looking in the window, so I am not encouraging the behavior.

Believe it or not, I have actually considered another dog (but don't tell my husband). I wonder if it would be twice the work, or if it would ease up on us a bit.

However, since she is so young I want to wait a while and get her better trained and make sure she has bonded to us. I am considering fostering Goldens (which is the breed I originally was going to get) when Nala is about a year old. That way, we can try it and see how it goes without committing long-term to another dog. And if it goes well then we can adopt the foster dog.

What do you think?


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jeminn
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posted 11-04-2003 02:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jeminn     Edit/Delete Message
Jamiya, my aussie absolutely loves to play tetherball and will entertain herself for an hour at a time playing it all by herself. She also chewed through one tetherball rope and the ball and rope came off- however with about 4' of rope attached to this ball (which is firm so she cannot bite into it or break it) she is totally amused by pulling this rope with the ball attached and will flip it in the air, drag it and throw it around her head like a llaso- she has connected the game playing ball with pulling on the rope, which makes the whole thing a new fun game because she thinks she is getting the ball to "play" with her- it is a riot to watch. She is tethered on a 25' foot rope running and spinning in circles playing with this silly ball and rope and loves it, and knows exactly how far she can run at full speed before hitting the end of her rope- this way she can play all by herself outside, which is nice. When she is running free, she is consumed with playing the "real" tetherball game either alone or with one of my kids (the one that is attached to a pole). Nala might like a tetherball of her own!

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Jamiya
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posted 11-05-2003 07:12 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jamiya     Edit/Delete Message
She might love that! But probably she would only play with it if I stood outside and watched her...


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