What's your dog's Favorite Game?

[Karen]

Any time is a good time for leans and snuggles

That was the question that launched Pet Talk, all those years ago! See Dogs who lean - are all of yours leaners?

[cassiesmom]

In a former position my preceptor worked from home. She had a Great Dane, Max, who was a great big softie! He looked scary the first time I met him because of his sheer size. As I got to know him, I found out that his favorite games were showing how he can run, and leaning on people. When I first met him, I didn't understand why he would come to his people and just lean against them. My preceptor thought he just liked having a huge portion of his body being in contact with someone he knows and loves. Like "I'm so happy that you went outside with me and watched me run like the wind, so now I must lean on you to show you how happy I am!" It's hard to be stressed with his massively strong body leaning on you. He is a big love-bug. (I like him just a little- can you tell? )

[kaycountrygal]

LilGirl loves to play "fetch". She'll bring her stuffed bear (the one that used to have ears LOL) to us to throw. Back & forth we go until she tires of it... or until Luke cat joins in and then she stops.

Annie doesnt really have a game. What she likes most though is to be with us, to walk with us, and/or have her head or stomach rubbed. While walking, she will stop & lie down on her back & wait for us to rub her tummy. That dog just loves attention. She was a stray that came here 5 yrs ago & just craves loving which we give her.

[sasvermont]

Prue's favorite thing is to run free, off leash, around the neighborhood and on the road. Naturally it doesn't make me happy and she doesn't get to do it often, as she will get killed by a car someday if she keeps it up.

When she is off leash, she will let me get within 2 or 3 feet of her and then she will turn heel and run, leaving me in the dust. She will keep this up for hours until she is caught.

By the end of her episode, both of us are exhausted and I am usually angry. Last time this happened, a neighbor came over and fooled Prue into thinking she had food for her.

I guess this is a game for Prue. It is not for me though. Needless to say, Prue seldom gets off leash in an non-fenced in area.

[Karen]

Our Gracie used to love to run - and as she was a mostly Great Dane, those long legs were great for speed, and her fur was so sleek you could not grab her unless you managed to snag her collar - otherwise she'd slip right through your hands! Thankfully, she'd head for the woods, literally, and run in there until she got tired, never hitting the road.

Oh, Pru, momma wants you safe, and little brown dogs are not match for cars on the road! Be safe, okay?

[Roxyluvsme13]

Lily likes to play with the cats, LOL. Today she was jumping at Domino and he was jumping back. It was cute

[ToBeEvergreen]

Catch for Cass. I'm pretty sure she was made for it. She catches food, toys, anything you throw her. Her favorite though are tennis balls- which she often, instead of giving them back, will chew them up before you can throw them again.

Taffy is an odd one. Well, she like many greyhounds came off the track not really knowing what a toy was. She is starting to learn though, and sometimes if I do it to her, she will play-bow and jump around like a goofball with me .

[beeniesmom]

Beenie could play fetch until your arm falls off and Frankie likes to play keep away from Beenie and tug.

[wolf_Q]

Nebo loves bigger balls with ropes....I think the one he has now is made by jollyball or something like that...he's had basketballs and soccer balls too but he popped them, he can't pop this one. If you go into the backyard you WILL get that toy slammed into your legs, he always wants people to kick the ball...doesn't matter who it is, if they are in the backyard, he brings them the ball. He also has a big ratty nasty stuffed husky that he likes to put on people's laps in the house.

Killer likes to play fetch with the smaller balls like tennis balls. Nebo and Killer get jealous of each other - if I kick the big ball for Nebo Killer will try to steal it and Nebo does not appreciate that. So if Nebo brings me the big ball I have to be throwing a small ball for Killer at the same time. Nebo gets bored of it first, Killer will play fetch for a long time. He loves to swim so fetching sticks in the water is probably his very favorite game.

Keva also likes to play with Nebo's rope ball she usually wait until he tires of it then she'll jump in and want to play. She'll play fetch with the smaller balls too, Keva and Nebo don't usually play fetch for a long time but they have lots of fun when they do.

Skya does not fetch. She pretty much looks at you like you're crazy if you ask her to. If I throw a toy in the house she'll go get it sometimes but she doesn't bring it back. She will play tug though, she is the queen of tug-of-war. She's the smallest out of all of them and she will drag them around like it's nothing. It's funny to watch her and Killer play tug, neither of them will give in (Nebo and Keva will play tug too but they give up pretty early) but Skya always wins and she's literally half his weight (35 lbs to 70 lbs).

I'd say probably all of their favorite game though is dog wrestling/chasing/whatever you want to call it. They are always running, playing, wrestling. They often pick one dog and the other three go after them (I call it "chase Keva time" or whichever dog is the "chosen one"). Skya is so fast she can outrun all of them and if she gets cornered she will literally just jump over them. So she often instigates the chase because she knows she can get away. Nebo likes body slamming the other dogs in play, he's a nut. Poor Killer he often gets tag teamed by the girls...one will have his collar and the other has his tail. It's all in good fun though, they play rough but they don't really hurt each other.

[lolli94]

It's fun to hear wat your dogs like to do My Springer, Lolli likes Frisbees and tennis balls and is surprisingly willing to return them to me. Maybe she is smart enough to know she can't chase them again if she keeps them I never had another dog that would willingly return it. I am considering getting a big ball for her to push around. Have any of y'all heard of treiball? It is a game for dogs(especially herding breeds) to push balls around as though herding them. Sounds interesting. The Dog Fancy magazine is one of my favorite dog magazines and I heard about it in there. P.S. dab 20... your cocker looks very much like my springer.

[Cataholic]

Jasper likes to play, "what can I eat that will make me the sickest"? Followed by, "Does my barking on the enclosed patio hurt you ears at all"? And, finally, "I love to eat the cat's food"!.

For all his wonderful traits, Jasper just doesn't play with people. He does love to play with other dogs, though.

[chocolatepuppy]

Layla loves making snow angels in the snow! Jake loves throwing his ball into the deepest snow and digging it back out!