WESTERN Bulldogs defender Dale Morris says the Dogs need to ensure they return strongly to training on Monday if they are to starve off any possible let down from their weekend bye.

The Dogs last played on Saturday against Gold Coast and now have to wait until Anzac Day to play their next game, which gives them a huge 16-day break.

Morris said the Dogs would speak openly about the dangers of lethargy following a weekend off when they resumed their normal training program on Monday.

"Adelaide had their bye and came back and lost to West Coast so I guess it doesn't look too good to have the break," he told afl.com.au on Friday.

"It all depends on what you do with the break and the training loads and everything, and how everyone is mentally with the time off.

"It will be touched on, I'm sure, if not by the coaches then by the playing group just to keep everyone aware of it and it will reflect with how we train.

"If we train well and the intensity is high, then it's a safe bet to say we'll bring that into the games but if training drops off, intensity drops off and we'll more than likely bring that into the game instead."

The Bulldogs went soul searching after their round one defeat by Essendon and rebounded strongly against the Brisbane Lions the following week before posting their second win against the Suns on the weekend.

Morris said the bye's timing was "bizarre", and was interrupting the flow of momentum the Dogs had started to assemble.

"Our first round wasn't the best and that's been well noted but we've been concentrating on building since then," he said.

"We've played a couple more games, have felt like we've been building on that first game and then there's a bye.

"It's a bit of a pain that you have to wait the extra week to play the game and continue the building process so time will tell how it goes."

On the flip side, he said there were some benefits of being able to press the pause button the season so early in the year.

"It gives us the opportunity to work on issues that have come up in the first few games and look at ways of fixing them without weeks rolling into each other," he said.

"We can really hone in and focus on some things, and really look at setting ourselves up for the rest of the year."

The players were given a few days off earlier in the week to get away but Morris opted to stay home and relax with his young family.

He said he was looking forward to another quiet few days over the weekend and had planned on a quiet dinner on Saturday evening before business as usual resumed on Monday morning.