My two girls, Phoebe (yellow lab) and Bailey (All American Mutt) love to play fetch. Bailey gets down right crazy about it. She will be so excited that her jaw will actually click. Usually our ball sessions last about 10 or 15 minutes and my arms get really sore from throwing. I stand on the deck and throw the ball and they fly down the stairs and fetch it. If Phoebe gets the ball, she runs up the stairs and tosses at my feet. If Bailey gets the ball she brings it back up the stairs, places both paws on top and "shoots" it to me by popping it out from under her paws.
A few weeks ago, I got this great idea to get my tennis racket and hit the ball out to them. I can hit it way farther than I can throw it and the girls love it. I can also last longer so our sessions are closer to a half hour.
I love how they look when they run...I live vicariously in their motion. We could all learn from the simple happiness of a dog chasing a ball!
A few weeks ago, I got this great idea to get my tennis racket and hit the ball out to them. I can hit it way farther than I can throw it and the girls love it. I can also last longer so our sessions are closer to a half hour.
I love how they look when they run...I live vicariously in their motion. We could all learn from the simple happiness of a dog chasing a ball!
And think of how fit we'd be if we found such happiness in chasing a ball!
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