jmanz6
03-17-2009, 08:52 AM
He has decided that being outside in the nice spring weather is what he really likes. Well, since he likes to wander up the driveway and into the front yard or to the neighbors house to visit we have a gate on our deck. We have had it for a few years for our other dogs but until recently Leo could fit thru the slats in it. I put him outside last night while I was making dinner and he just layed on the deck watching the birds fly by, and watching me make dinner. I left the sliding door open so he could come in and out but he just layed on the deck like a good boy. He would give the neighbor a "big boy bark" when she went to go into her garage but he would then just lay down and watch everything going on around him. The best part is when I brought him inside he was dead tired. I love having a dog that doesn't require an hour or running to tire them out. He just needs some sensory stimulation and he is happy as a clam. Our Lab requires at least 30 minutes of frisbee time and he is 7! He was insane when he was a puppy. Leo just doesn't get the fetch thing and just wanders around instead. Our Newfie/GSD mix was the same way as Leo except he didn't need to have the gate up because he NEVER wandered off. He was my wife's "velcro dog". Leo is going to love sping/summer at our house since I spend a lot of time outside doing yard work or playing in the garage. And I LOVE my tired, cuddly Leo at night.