09/10/2025
I’ve had Dexter for the afternoon/evening and as I expected I had to manage play between him and Vinnie. They are like a pair of school boys!
The play was not too boisterous, it was pretty chilled, lovely and balanced, but for these 2 inside play without management would never end! 🫠
They had a very stimulating walk this morning too and would generally sleep whilst I’m doing admin anyway, so I had to help them achieve that.
I let them play for a bit, asked them to stop, used their finished cue, and although they could do that, they couldn’t quite switch off and kept creeping back to play.
So they had a lickie mat to help them calm down, then I tried again ….. and chill🧘🏽♀️
If that hadn’t helped I’d have encouraged Vinnie to settle in the hall loo where he’s sleeping in that last clip, as he likes to sleep there, but then closed the baby gate to separate him from Dexter.
Although they spend a lot of time together they are not often in a house environment together, so I’d never take any chances with food, and therefore that’s why Dexter is eating his lickie mat behind a barrier.
Dogs can play relentlessly and become overtired and overstimulated, so having a plan to manage this whether it’s your own dogs, visiting dogs or a day care/sitting settling, it is crucial for the dog’s welfare.
Stan would just like to say that his opinion is ‘kids’ 😂
