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Grandpa Walter Hung a Whole Row of Clean Sheets. Duke Saw an Obstacle Course.

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A sagging clothesline stretches across the backyard, heavy with white sheets, towels, and a blue button-down shirt flapping gently in the breeze. Grandpa Walter stands at one end in an olive cardigan and gray T-shirt, glasses on, pinching a wooden clothespin onto the corner of a sheet with a knowing grin. He has seen this coming. Bursting out from between two hanging sheets, ears flying and tongue out, is Duke, the black Lab mid-stride and clearly overjoyed with his new obstacle course. A blue laundry basket of clothespins and damp clothes sits on the ground, and potted herbs line the weathered fence.

That sudden burst of joyful running has a name among dog lovers: the zoomies. The more formal term is frenetic random activity periods, and they are a normal way for dogs to release pent-up energy or excitement. Zoomies often strike after a bath, at the end of the day, or when something new and exciting happens, like a yard full of flapping sheets. They are generally harmless, as long as the dog has a safe space to run, away from roads, stairs, and slippery floors. If they happen constantly, a dog may need more daily exercise. While doing laundry, keep clothespins up off the ground, since they can be a choking hazard if chewed.

Walter might need to rehang a sheet or two, but he does not seem to mind at all. Laundry day goes much faster with a little comic relief running laps around the line.

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