[Skooz]

play    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (pl)
v. played, play·ing, plays
v. intr.

1. To occupy oneself in amusement, sport, or other recreation: children playing with toys.
2. 1. To take part in a game: No minors are eligible to play.
   2. To participate in betting; gamble.
3. To act in jest or sport: They're not arguing in earnest, they're just playing.
4. To deal or behave carelessly or indifferently; toy. See Synonyms at flirt.
5. To behave or converse sportively or playfully.
6. To act or conduct oneself in a specified way: play fair; an investor who plays cautiously.
7. To act, especially in a dramatic production.
8. Music.
   1. To perform on an instrument: play on an accordion.
   2. To emit sound or be sounded in performance: The band is playing.
9. To be performed, as in a theater or on television: A good movie is playing tonight.
10. To be received or accepted: a speech that played poorly with the voters.
11. To move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly: The breeze played on the water.
12. To function or discharge uninterruptedly: The fountains played in the courtyard.
13. To move or operate freely within a bounded space, as machine parts do.

[Jacvin]

Again, an animal nut misses the point.

You don't decide if my child plays with your dog.

I DO.