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I'd just like to throw in my .02 and agree with Erin about time out from
cages. My free roam 3 yr olds probably only sleep an average of 16 hours
a day, sometimes less (especially Giesela), sometimes more. I don't know
where this "1 hour" came from but I've seen it mentioned on TV (sorry Mary
but I don't agree), in newspapers from interviews with club sponsored rescue
people etc. Every time I see "1 hour" I absolutely cringe.
As for tail wagging - when I first got dryer tube they tail wagged but it
doesn't excite them much any more. Giesela does tail wag when she has her
head down a chipmunk hole. Not every hole so I'm assuming only holes with
an occupant or a recent occupancy. Actually first her sides do this bellows
thing, then her tail does something more akin to a rattlesnake shake. More
bellows, rattle rattle. Then she commences digging. Then much to her
disappointment I usually pull her off so she doesn't tangle with something.
Every day after work I walk the dog before I even go inside. When I get
back she's waiting at the door for her turn and she knows what her harness
means. She'd be sooooo happy as an English hunting ferret - her prey drive
is so high. Boris on the other hand could take it or leave it.
Mary, Giesela and Boris
[Posted in FML issue 2375]
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