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Originally Posted by zelah  How old is teddy? My girls are both 3 and while they sleep quite a bit they do not sleep all day. We also try to go ona 45 minute walk everyday...of course with it turning quite cold the past week we have had shorter 15 minute walks..lol. as for keeping him from being bored...we'll it took me a year to find a toy sophie would play with. : ) good luck in your search to get teddy to be more active : ) |
He is about 6-7 years old. I've had him for a month now. We take 10-15min walks around each potty break. I'm going to go to the petstore soon and see what I can find for him.
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Originally Posted by kjc He probably wore himself out barking at your brother! If it continues too long, maybe have your vet check him out.  |
Ha, you're dead on about that. It's a never ending battle with those two. The vet looked him over, they said he looks overall healthy. But yes, I'll give it another week and see what she thinks.
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Originally Posted by Britster Some dogs are only as lazy as you let them be... my dads Doxy mix, Buddy, would probably be content to sleep most of the day, but we give him walks every day, outdoor playtime in the yard, and he's very happy to do those things too. You just have to be the one to initiate it.
Jackson is super active but he likes his sleep too. He usually sleeps from 10pm-morning (9am-ish) and then he goes back to sleep until noon or 1 o'clock. But then he's ready to go. I always be sure that if he doesn't get his daily walk, he gets activity or he would drive me nuts. We have to dog park once or twice a week, walks atleast 5 days a week, tricks/obedience/training at least once per day, and he needs a chance to just RUN a few times a week, etc. But like I said he will practically sleep from 10pm-noon the next day (with a morning potty break of course). |
When I adopted him, the woman at the rescue told me his previous family didn't keep him very active. He wore diapers. The wife was/is also in a wheelchair. So yeah, i dont think he got much outside interaction. That being said, he does go potty outside with no problem (occasional accidents in the house). As far as wanting to be active he doesn't.
A couple weeks ago was pretty nice outside. I opened the patio and let him outside. It's a nice, small space to play with grass. He stood there looking at me like, "what do you want me to do"
I've taken him to the dog park, again he gave me the same "look" Mind you it was just us at the park..so maybe that has something to do with it.
Right now, oddly the only time he seems to have any fun is now that the snow is down. He runs around in it. That's about as much running as I see from Tommy.
How should I go about corrently learning tricks and things like that? I guess I'll go check the Obedience Thread. Oh, and the Vet told me that after Tommy has some time getting more comfortable with me, then we should look into obedience classes that are available. How soon should I wait to say we're ready?
I've included more pics of what Tommy does best
Today @ 11:20am (after potty break and bath)