Playing with objects

Playful or stereotyped interactions of a dog with things in his environment.
(Beerda & Shilder, 1998; Capra, 2011)

This male mixed breed has grabbed and is chewing on a plastic bottle.

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This Rottweiler, a victim of abuse and neglect, was seized by authorities and placed in a shelter. Here he grabs a metal bowl and holds it in his mouth, then walks around his kennel run and jumps against the fence , holding the bowl.

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This male Great Dane grabs and then plays with a plastic bowl. He jumps, bows in front of a group of unfamiliar people and then toward me, chews on the bowl, sniffs it and then abandons it on the ground. He then moves closer to the group of people and stares directly into the man's eyes.

play display<>puffing cheeks

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