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When Renee was on crate rest after her spay she was relatively calm in the crate. When I let her resume normal life yesterday she was like a dog on meth! After blowing off some steam she is starting to level out. Maybe your visitor figured out she could exercise at your house and was blowing of some steam from being kept cooped up for so long.

I have Owen, the Basset, and I will admit I wasn't expecting much from him in the way of drive and energy. He sure surprised me! He is prey driven and much more athletic than I ever expected. He has no problem keeping up with the bullies. He wasn't bred from show lines but from hunting lines. He's not quite as thick and heavy as the show bred Bassets and I'm sure that makes a big difference.

You mentioned getting another dog in the future and that you want one that is athletic and capable of being lazy. I'd suggest an American Bulldog. Ike is a Johnson/Scott style hybrid. He is very athletic although not quite as fast or agile as the Pit Bulls, but he's close. It's impressive to me how close he is considering he is a bigger built dog than they are. But he is also quite happy to laze around the house. When it's time to train and play he lights up, but when it's time to slack he's all about the napping.