[nagdu] speaking too soon

[AnnaLisa Anderson]

Hi Lora,

I'm not Tami, but I think what she means is that if the dog doesn't get much
chance to play, and I mean really play like run around crazy play once in a
while, they start to go stir crazy.  It's like they just can't contain
themselves anymore and they get all restless or find some trouble to get
into.  I know Sunny is that way but especially when she was younger.  She is
7 now and still loves to play, but now play sessions in the house with a
kong or a bone seem enough for her most of the time.  Unless it's a gorgeous
day like today, then she wants to go across the street to the dog park in
the worst way!  People are amazed that I actually just let Sunny be a dog
once in a while.  They think a guide dog's life is nothing but work all the
time, 24/7, and I say no, of course it isn't.  So anyway, when Sunny has had
a chance to run off some steam, she is much more settled and focused.  As
one of the ladies on the LD list likes to say, a tired puppy is a good
puppy.

AnnaLisa and Sundance