Playing
When we first brought Steamboat home, Tugboat thought he was the coolest toy we'd ever brought him. They just played and played and played all the time. Now that they're older, however, they just don't play together very much. They're still very fond of each other - never a harsh word between them, no sulking, they snuggle a lot, and like each others' company, but they don't jump and run and wrestle and play like they used to. We can take them to the neighbors', and they'll play with Maggie the lab, but even over there, they each play with her, and not with each other. Has anyone else noticed this with "sibling" dogs? Does anyone have any ideas of how to encourage them to play together? Andie and Tugboat and Steamboat the bored Wilmington, NC
playing fetch
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playing fetch!
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RE: Food for thought--playing iwth a lab
Certainly there are rules of thumb that can be prudently followed in caring for our pets. While one may not outright restrict "playing with a lab", according to the orthopedic surgeon who performed CCL surgery on one of my dogs, frizbies bring him more business than any other single triggering event. When a dog jumps for a flying frizbie, as he lands there is a sufficient amount of torque to cause damage. It may not be playing with the lab that is the problem, but rather the type of play and the prior conditioning of the dog doing the playing. Nancy Melone, Treasurer Berner-Garde Foundation, Inc. Mars, PA
