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Flynn bringing his ball back to me, in one of our favourite fields for playing fetch.... I was happy because it's finally warm & more importantly, dry enough, to comfortably sit down on the grass. Flynn's 14yr old "big brother" Barney was with us on the day I took this. His legs get tired easily these days, so Barney & I had a nice rest on the soft grass, soaking up the early spring sunshine, while Flynn ran & ran, fetching his beloved (now squeakless!) squeaky yellow ball.
I still find it funny having a dog who doesn't deliberately destroy toys & who (mostly) plays fetch properly! When he was younger, Barney would very enthusiastically chase & catch a ball, start to bring it back, but then often get bored, drop it in long grass & run off - leaving me to search out the abandoned toy alone! He thought this game was wonderfully fun! He'd do a "formal retrieve" but playing fetch just didn't come naturally to Barney. We lost SO many balls over the years & I spent hours wandering in circles, staring at the grass, futilely looking for the latest missing toy. If Barney *didn't* drop the ball, he was quite prone to just racing off with it & gleefully ripping it to pieces! I'd buy extra tough toys & he'd shred them in minutes. He thought that was wonderfully fun too ;-)
Flynn will bring the ball back - not right to my hand but he likes to place it very carefully, a couple of meters in front of me, so I can easily see it. If I can't spot his ball, Flynn will eagerly return & point it out - he doesn't like leaving a toy behind! When I'm sitting, he generally returns the ball close enough that I can (with a bit of a stretch!) reach it, without getting up. He also very rarely deliberately destroys toys - he's still got some that came from his previous home, when I adopted him, 6yrs ago! Flynn's current yellow ball isn't that old but was only £1 & although it has lost its squeak, he's been playing with it daily for months & it's still in one piece! Funny how different dogs are, even in the same breed.
Dolce running down the chuck-it ball.
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Walking Pebbles the other day at a massive park, a big clump of bushes started wiggling. Next minute out comes this guy with his stick. I cracked right up. He carried it around for about half an hour. He put it down, cleaned some bark off it, even broke a small twig off it that was sticking out. He had so much fun, apparently it is the norm for him, and I had the biggest laugh just watching his energy.
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Tessa usually stays put until I release her (for safety reasons I insist on this) but since I was busy taking a photo of her on point, she took it upon herself to move toward the bird that had just fallen. While that produced a cool photo, it irked me a bit that we quit on that note but overall, she did really great that day. It was our first time back on the plantation (where we used to train) since February and we all had a great time.
Woody, already swimming in anticipation for the stick to be thrown. The splash of the stick can be seen as it hits the water. Taken at Craighall Dam, Neilston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland
Frisbee catching dog trying to get it, before landing in a pool. Very fun show. Sussex County Fairgrounds, NJ.
Oh come on... you didn't honestly think I would play fetch while it was raining and with the yard looking like that, did you?
Daily Dog Challenge 2983. "Unconventional"
No, Toby - as is his practice - took a ball out with him when when he went out for a Bio Break.
Yes, he could have stayed in the relative shelter of the eaves and then chosen a mostly dry spot under the trees.
That's what Henry did, he doesn't even care if he gets wet!
But no, Toby had to go ALL the way to the other side of the yard - the muddy side - the puddley muddy side!
Take from just inside the slider - probably zoomed in and definitely cropped.
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Stop on by Henry and Toby's blog: bzdogs.com - The Secret Life of the Suburban Dog
Despite having young chicks in the nest the male Grey Heron continues to collect small sticks to dress the nest :0)
Our yard is small, but the alley between us & our neighbour is quite long. It's a good run to use for a game of fetch.
With us going on holiday to Scotland this coming Friday I had made a huge list of things which needed to be done (as I'll be coming directly home from holiday and flying off to the USA with work the next morning), so instead of only having to pack 1 suitcase, I'm having to pack 2 of them!
Anyway, I've been sidetracked somewhat by goings on in the back garden for the last couple of hours, as Wage has been out there for most of the afternoon teaching Rolf how to play fetch with some sticks.
It's been so funny to watch and Wage is still explaining to Rolf how the game should work, but Rolf seems to be having enough fun just making Wage run and get the stick himself a few minutes after he throws it away. Each time Wage throws it there's a "wooooooo" from all the other uglies who are out enjoying the antics of the pair, followed by laughing everytime Wage has to run and retrieve the stick by himself!
No doubt this will continue on into the evening...or until Wage falls over exhausted (there's no sign of that happening anytime soon).
From the Uglydoll blog at adventuresinuglyworld.blogspot.com/
Explore - 149 on Sunday, June 14, 2009
Whilst lazing by the river this delightful German Shepherd entertained us all. He couldn't wait to bring the stick home so my boys could throw it out again. Great Fun !
Also...the owners wanted me to send them this shot as they thought it was incredible. Job done....its in the post !
Grant awaits the next throw after refusing a drink of water. ;)
This is in fact from a month ago, but a) it's cute so here you go, and b) things are so much greener now! Unfortunately, Grant did not want to cooperate with picture taking on the few non-rainy days we had to take another picture here for comparison, so you must trust me and wait until maybe next week. That's just how life goes sometimes, isn't it?
Have a wonderful weekend, all!
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