Play

Enough about poop. Play is a more fun topic.

First thing in the morning Lacey's energy is off the charts. So that means she wants to really rough house. We have some things that are OK for chewing (and a lot of things that are not). Her stuffed fox terrier toy is the main "combatant" for her. I hold in my hand and we do battle. The game is to keep her interested. She reminds us a lot of our first terrier, Lady, in this respect. She really wants to challenged and her lithe puppy body can stand a lot. We do battle on the top of the bed first thing in the morning so her flipping and flopping are always on a soft surface.

Her second best opponent is her leash. Although I am a bit concerned about developing a bad habit of pulling on the leash, I think I will cure that with a leash change later to let her know something different is expected about her behavior at that point and let her fight this leash a lot. As it turns out this leash has a little leather connector where the material loops back to hold the clip. This is a very satisfying attack point for Lacey. The fixation with the leash allows for me to sit on a chair and flip the leash around while she attacks various points. She expends a lot of energy while I don't have to -- the perfect scenario from my perspective.

Hopefully soon we will transition to walks, but right now she just wants to roll about for play.