A short clearing, long busy day

and I'm beat

This reminds me: had a friend who threw a party, and so it'd get used to people she let her boxer puppy run around.  Wood floors(veryimportant).
He ran over to me at one point, I started petting, and he flopped on his side.  So I put at hand at nech and butt and gave  him a good shove.  Slide across the living room, came to a stop, jumped up , ran back to me and flopped.  

About the fifth time she walked in, asked what the bleep I was doing: "Playing with the pup."  Not the kind of playing she approve of so into his cage he went.

Always got along with that dog.