Prime Directive

PLAY is Ugi’s prime directive. When he first came to me from Rescuer Mary Ann’s dog family, I thought his early morning rising was because of bladder urgency—not so. Ugi cannot wait to get up to play! Not only that—I should get up to play with him, or at least watch and cheer him on as he plays by himself.

 

Ugi--Mad Playing Machine

Ugi grabs a toy, shakes it fiercely and runs. He teases me into trying to take it from him and growls like a Rottweiler if I should dare. On days when I’m slow about letting him outside, he changes his game into hide-the-toy-in-the-blankie—covering it, pouncing on it, digging for it. After he finds it, he drags the blanket over it to hide and seek it once more.

Do you have a dog or cat who makes  you laugh?

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