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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Yup.
Bored dog.
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Ours is not "bored", he swims on his own in the pond for often 30 minutes at a time, tries to catch bluegill, chases birds around the pond for ridiculous amounts of time, plays fetch or keep away the stick with me at least twice a day, chases the cats when he sees them in the open, chases rabbits from our yard, chases us in the kayak in the pond, hangs out in the hangar with me for a bit every evening for a wrestling/play session or two etc etc. At 2 1/2 yrs old, he is in perfect shape. No I did not train him to herd sheep, but he knows what NO, DOWN and SIT means as did the other dogs I have owned for 30+ years. He gets attention every morning and evening by myself and my daughters. We live in the country in our house, the dog (and cats) lives outside in his doghouse. He gets shots, heartworm pills and shaved once in the summer. If he ever gets deathly ill, he will likely get a bullet by me rather than thousands of dollars at a vet.
Such is life where and how I grew up and now live. YMMV
