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| Watching the bird feeder with Dad |
Our Mom and Dad are retired so they are home with us most
of the time but for you dogs who have Moms and Dads who go to work, things have
changed recently. They are staying home
all the time.
We dogs are used to being at home. We have our schedules pretty fixed. We know
when to nap, when to watch for the post people and when to wait for our humans
to come home to feed us.
Now that they are home all the time, we need to find some
way to keep them busy.
If you live in a place where you can walk outside, you
can take them for lots of walks. But if
you live in a place where you can’t go outside, you need to find some creative
ways to entertain them or they will drive you crazy.
Here are some of the indoor games we like to play with
our Mom and Dad:
Tug of War. This
is my favorite game! Although we have a
knotted rope toy that is made for tug of war, we have lots of others that work
just as good. DixieLee likes to play
with the stuffed snowman and I like the furry chipmunk.
I know this is not what you want to hear but you are
supposed to let your human win the game.
You can tug and tug but when they say “drop it” or “leave it” or in our house, “Mama’s” you have to let go.
Hide and Seek.
This is a really fun game that both Mom and Dad play at the same
time. Mom stays in the office with us
and counts to ten. That gives Dad time
to hide. When she says “Go” we get to
find Dad.
We are both really good at this game so sometimes I find
him first and sometimes DixieLee does.
Fetch on the Stairs.
I am really good at Fetch, DixieLee, not so much. I would play fetch all day long if I could so
Mom makes it more tiring by tossing the toy down the basement stairs so I have
to go down and back up. Up and down the
stairs is lots more tiring.
Bubbles. This is a
not fair game that Mom likes. She has
this little bottle that makes balls but when you try to catch them, they disappear. We play because it amuses her but it’s not
our funnest.
Peanut Butter Kong.
Now this is a fun game! Mom puts
peanut butter in our Kongs and we get to spend time enjoying a super snack.
There are lots of other games you can play with your
humans while they need to be home. I hope
you have found one or two that you can try.
Be safe,
Love,
Zeva
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