I have two PWCs that are half brother and sister (same father) and I do get the question all the time. The male (Rylee - tricolored) is 7 months, the female (Delila - red/white) is 19 months.
They are fun to watch play - they invent games to entertain themselves (and anyone else who is watching)! These are some of them:
- Tag FRAPing - The dog in the lead FRAPS to a piece of furniture (like an end table or the bed) touches it (or jumps on it) turns around, runs around the room then goes back to touch it again. The other dog follows. Lots of tripping and falling over each other.
- Run in circles around a piece of furniture or a person and change directions every few minutes. One dog follows the other. Lots more tripping and falling over each other.
- One dog runs around the other while the other barks, barks, barks....
- "I'm in charge" - One dog TRIES to pin the other with ears back, teeth exposed and lots of growling - I am in charge, I am in charge - the "pinned dog" wiggles out...and the cycle repeats itself.
- "You have the toy I want" - Applies to any toy the other dog has - the one with it teases (noses it to) the other dog, then grabs it and runs - the one without the toy barks, barks, barks...
- "I can bark louder than you can" - Both dogs sit or lay down on the floor and bark at each other (maybe they are actually having a conversation).
- Tug of war with lots of growling - One dog ususally lets go and then barks, barks, barks....
- Nose things downs the stairs and race after them (I have not seen either dog get to the bottom first).
Once in a while they play with the same toy at the same time (or destroy it together if it is a stuffed animal).
Sometimes they both stop, take a quick cat nap and start all over again. This can go on for hours during the day. They both pass out about 8 pm at night and sleep for 10 hours.
For those who want two dogs - it was not easy to get to this point where they can play so nicely - but it was worth it.