Clumsy Morey

Morey is a tall, long dog and he doesn’t seem to know where his body is; he frequently bumps his head or his butt on tables and doorway and sometimes even falls off the bed. The other day Morey demonstrated that he doesn’t always have the best body awareness in a new way….

I was out for a walk with a friend at Butler University and we had stopped to throw the ball for Morey to chase. There was a fountain nearby, and we sat there while we played ball with Morey. It was a hot day and after chasing the ball a few times, Morey came back to us, panting. He circled the fountain a few times and I could tell he was trying to figure out how he could get to the water that was spraying up in the air and then landing in the pool below. I had him jump up on the edge of the fountain and figured he could lean down to get a drink. The base of the fountain was shaped like an octogon, and where the corners came together, there was a nice place for him to brace himself, lean down, and get a drink. However, as he leaned down, it threw him off balance and the upper half of his body fell in the fountain. He scrambled backwards, shook his head, and sneezed. Instead of getting a mouthful of water, I think he got a noseful! But at least he wasn’t hot anymore! He tried again, this time instead of trying from a bow position, he tried to lay down and stretch his neck out as far as he could. This seemed a little more managable, and he got his drink, although I could tell it was much more work than he had origanally anticipated. Silly Morey!