I just had to post, also, about my boyfriend's parents dog. he is so funny! He's a beautiful golden retriever and if you say "Ball" in his hearing, you better watch out. The dog can play fetch forever. We don't even throw him the ball after a while, because it is so slimy with his slobber. We have to kick it. Every time you throw that ball, he goes at it, full force! Even if the ball only went about 10 feet, he runs it into the ground and speeds back to you. Now, we always have to have a plan in place to escape, or we would literally be there playing fetch for hours. either you rotate people (when one person gets tired, the next rotates in) or, you throw the ball really far and then run into the house while he is running away. otherwise, you will get the sad dog face if you don't play with him anymore. He is so hard core about playing fetch that I think if we didn't stop, he might just collapse from exhaustion. Also, he has chased balls so hard and fast, or caught them in mid-air, that he causes his mouth to bleed. We have to be careful to only use soft tennis balls and keep an eye on his mouth cuz, of course, he doesn't care if he's bleeding, he just wants to play ball!
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