Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Basil is very playful

For the last couple of days, Basil has been very playful. I wonder if it's because I'm home due to the snow storm or because there's just been a lot of activity with people coming in and out working on our bathroom. He is always playful, but today he's especially playful running in circles and doing jumps in the air. He's also really exercising his freedom - testing his boundaries, going for my personal items, flying onto the bed from the love seat, flying off the bed, mouthing things he normally doesn't. We have to reel him back a little just to make sure he doesn't do anything that could hurt himself. He knows the house is our place and the yard is our place. But ever since he found out there was food over at Carmel's house, he's been taking the liberty of walking over there if we try to go for a walk and just hang out on their porch. When he is in Carmel's house, Keith and I are no longer pack leaders and he doesn't listen to us. He's just tracking their home and becomes alpha over Carmel (surprising for a big dog!).

Another thing we want to do is make him an area where he can go sit and lay in front of the window, so he can people watch. I found him sitting on our bed, ears all perched up looking out the window. There wasn't anyone outside, but he was just watching. Dogs like to do that. It's better than sleeping on the couch and staring at the floor.

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