Animal Play: From the Trash Can to Theories of Fairness
Psychology Today | 12.11.2026 22:45
I’ve been nose-deep in dog play for more than 50 years, and I never get bored. Dogs, like other animals, just want to have fun without a care in the world. These are some of my field notes from watching three dogs at play—Jethro, a large German shepherd/rottweiler/hound mutt; Zeke, a black lab; and Suki, a Belgian sheepdog:
