How would I get my dog to play? He's an obedient dog. But when me and my children want to play with him, he hides, or just lays there. He's submissive to me, and somewhat to my 2 kids. I want to be able to play tug of war with him, and take him outside and get him to fetch, or at least chase his toys. He runs around with me, and chases after me when I run-play, but it isn't the same. He's to big to play like that with my kids, and they are to slow.
I've run out of ideas to get him to play. He stopped chewing on his one toy, and wont' touch the squeeky toy. He acts like he's afraid of it. We squeek it, and he just looks at it.
He's almost 4 yrs, and has been an outside dog most of the time. I bring him in during the winter.
He used to play with my son. They would get on the floor and head butt each other, and my son would chase him around the room, pushing his head on the floor, and my dog would nip at his head, run around, and bump into him, normal dog play. Any ideas, or thoughts??
2006-12-28
15:29:32
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Pluto
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